Service Update Report
Renfrewshire Council · 10 March 2026
Back to Communities and Housing Policy Board — 10 March 2026 and its agenda
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PUBLIC ___________________________________________________________________ To: Communities and Housing Policy Board On: 10 March 2026 ___________________________________________________________________ Report by: Director of Environment, Housing and Infrastructure ___________________________________________________________________ Heading: Service Update Report ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1 This report provides an overview of key service activities since the last Policy Board report on 13 January 2026 and an update on the services and key projects delivered during this period. ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations It is recommended that the Communities and Housing Policy Board: 2.1 Note the contents of this report. ___________________________________________________________________ Updates for Communities and Housing Policy Board 3. Housing Services 3.1 Housing Management Income Advice 3.1.1 Information from advice interviews at the end of January 2026 confirms that over 4,938 income advice cases involved households from Council tenancies this financial year.
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PUBLIC 3.1.2 During these interviews staff assess any entitlements to assistance that are due and support people to access benefits they are eligible for, alongside giving advice on all money matters and budgeting. 3.1.3 There are several sources of additional assistance accessed which can include universal credit/ housing benefit, attendance allowance and disability payment, food vouchers and many more, full details of which were shared with members of the Policy Board following the meeting in March 2025. 3.1.4 In monetary terms this equates to £11,756,891 between April 2025 and January 2026. 3.1.5 Between April 2025 and January 2026 there have been 185 tenants referred for Tenant Support Fund assessment, which have the added value of full income assessment and advice provision. Of the referrals 149 have engaged with Specialist Income Advisors and 105 have qualified for assistance from the fund. Anti-Social Behaviour App 3.1.6 The first year of the app’s implementation has now been completed, and we intend to continue its use for a further 12 months. This will mark the app’s second year of operation and signals its transition from a pilot into an established, core tool supporting our approach to case management and customer engagement routes. 3.1.7 During this next phase, our focus will be on fully embedding the app into day- to-day practice across the service. This will include delivering a programme of improvements and enhancements to strengthen functionality, streamline processes, and ensure staff have clear and consistent guidance on its use. 3.1.8 We will focus on strengthening awareness and utilisation of the app among tenants, ensuring they understand how and when to use it, and promoting it as a convenient and accessible way to report concerns promptly. 3.1.9 The app supports the Council’s wider approach of listening to tenants, modernising services and providing clear, visible ways for residents to raise ASB concerns, particularly for those who prefer digital contact. 3.1.10 The ASB App is a digital method of reporting and recording antisocial behaviour in real time and offers an additional means of reporting, particularly out with office hours. This is not a standalone tool but is intended to complement existing resources and appropriate evidence can be used to strengthen investigations nor is it a replacement for agencies that are available to witness and tackle antisocial behaviour in the communities e.g. Police Scotland, Community Safety Wardens, Noise Enforcement Officers.
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PUBLIC 3.2 Housing Innovation Project (HIP) 3.2.1 As previously reported, Phase 1 of the project has progressed well, with the first cycle of system testing undertaken over November and early December as planned. This testing cycle identified a range of defects, primarily relating to data migration and system functionality, and the project team is now working closely with the supplier to resolve these issues and reassess the overall delivery timeline. 3.2.2 It is anticipated that an additional data migration exercise and a further full test cycle will be required, which will extend the Phase 1 go-live date further into 2026. 3.2.3 Preparations for Phase 2 continue, with the Strategic Lead now appointed, the initial kick-off session held at the end of January, and subsequent workshops started in February. 3.3 Housing Support Services 3.3.1 Our housing support service continues to deliver targeted interventions agreed with individuals who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. 3.3.2 The launch of The New Harbour project in February 2026 for those whose lives and housing stability are affected by alcohol/ drug use will help strengthen tenancy sustainment, recovery focused support, and improved engagement with health, social work and employability services. Delivery of this new initiative, which is being funded from the Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership and funding from the former Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Commission will be led by a dedicated in-house team and will complement the other Housing First related wraparound support measures we have in place in Renfrewshire. Refugee Resettlement 3.3.3 The Service has responded effectively to national priorities, including supporting a family evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment in Scotland. 3.3.4 The Wellbeing Hub has continued to deliver activities which support integration, community cohesion, and participation in line with COSLA’s key strategic priorities for local authorities. Links have now been established with a local charity, Pachedu, to strengthen community-based support and partnership working. The Know Your Rights sessions have also helped strengthen links with education colleagues, enabling a more coordinated approach to the provision of support in the community. 3.3.5 A range of Hub activities has also provided opportunities for informal language practice, complementing formal ESOL provision, where collaboration with West College Scotland and CLAD continues to expand language support into 2026/27.
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PUBLIC 3.3.6 The ongoing development and enhancement of ESOL services will remain a core strategic focus for the team. Sheltered Housing 3.3.7 A year-round programme of activities is now in place for 2026. 3.3.8 During October to December 2025, the team completed over 15,867 daily welfare checks on the tenants at the 10 complexes owned and managed by Renfrewshire Council, with a new monthly reporting framework now introduced to improve performance recording and assist reviews of service delivery and outcomes. 3.3.9 The team has supported the co-ordination of the Council’s fire alarm upgrade programme, across sheltered housing to help reassure tenants, improve safety, and help effective communication with contractors given the unique nature of sheltered housing. 3.3.10 A coproduced Sheltered Housing ‘Kindness Statement’ has now been agreed with tenants and will be launched by the Spring 2026 to help reinforce shared values of respect, compassion and inclusion across our sheltered community. 3.4 Housing-Led Regeneration and Renewal 3.4.1 Owner consultation in the Howwood Road area concluded on the 26 January 2026. This area has, to date, seen the largest take up across regeneration areas from owners who are looking to benefit from the enhanced programme of works and increased assistance from the Council’s Private Sector Housing Grant (PSHG) programme. A number of strategic property acquisitions have also been agreed across several regeneration areas where this would increase the Council’s ownership position and see further blocks receive improvements. 3.4.2 The Springbank and Broomlands areas were targeted for initial consultation and engagement by the investment and regeneration teams in February 2026. These events were of assistance in gauging the possible levels of interest from owners in mixed tenure blocks who are considering participating in the investment programme in these areas. 3.4.3 Tenants in Waverley Road are being invited to an event at the local community centre on 10 March 2026. The event will showcase the energy improvements and design features planned for the retained blocks which are now in full Council ownership and showcase draft environmental improvement designs for tenants to provide feedback on, this includes garden area improvements and possible changes to waste solutions for these blocks.
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PUBLIC 3.4.4 The programme of improvement works continues to be delivered as planned. The window installation programme is progressing well with 263 homes within housing-led regeneration and renewal areas already enjoying the benefits of their new triple glazed windows. 3.4.5 From a demolition perspective, a second phase of demolition commenced in the Thrushcraigs area of Paisley in early February and the second phase of Springbank area has now been completed with a third phase of two further blocks being progressed. Further phased demolition will take place across the programme as blocks become fully Council owned and vacant. Paisley West End 3.4.6 The Paisley West End Compulsory Purchase Order is in progress with papers presented to Scottish Ministers for consideration, in line with the authorisations previously approved by this Board. The appeal period for those affected by the CPO was open until 6 February 2026 with two statutory objections received. Participatory Budgeting – Tenants Decide 3.4.7 The YouDecide Tenants idea submission period closed on 21 December 2025. Over 70 ideas were received and reviewed against the essential criteria and then qualifying projects were designed and costed. Over 30 of these projects qualified for Council tenants to vote on, during the voting period which opened on 16 February 2026 and closes on 15 March 2026. Communications and marketing colleagues assisted with the delivery of a targeted approach to tenants – publicising the projects submitted for each neighbourhood area – and housing officers, concierge and caretaking teams along with elected members were all encouraged to remind and assist tenants to use their voting power for projects they would like to see delivered in their neighbourhood. 3.4.8 A report will be presented to the next meeting of the Communities and Housing Policy Board with the outcomes for year one of the YouDecide Tenants fund and details of the arrangements for year two of this fund. 3.5 Single Building Assessments 3.5.1 The Scottish Government has developed a Single Building Assessment (SBA) survey. SBAs are a comprehensive, whole-building safety evaluation, for multi residential buildings in Scotland with external cladding, to assess risks to human life from the building's external wall system and any necessary remediation work. 3.5.2 This standardised assessment evaluates the entire building's fire safety, including internal measures, and structural soundness, providing a consistent report to determine what work is needed to reduce any safety concerns to an acceptable level.
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PUBLIC 3.5.3 The Policy Board was advised in October 2025 that the Council has been awarded £800,000 funding from the Scottish Government’s Cladding Remediation Programme to conduct SBAs of each of its 14 multi storey blocks plus two other blocks which are over 11 metres in height. 3.5.4 The architecture for these assessments has been developed by the Scottish Government’s Cladding Remediation Directorate, considering updates in in the legislative framework resulting from the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024. This includes a new methodology for evaluating the robustness of External Wall Systems (EWS), and as such supersedes any previous legislation, and any assessments completed under previous legislation. 3.5.5 The first two assessments are now underway at Gleniffer and Nethercraigs Court, Paisley and a larger scale contract for the remaining 12 assessments will shortly commence. Each assessment is expected to take around 8 – 12 weeks to complete and they will be programmed for completion over the course of 2026. 3.5.6 There is a comprehensive range of fire safety measures already in place in our high-rise blocks including: • interlinked smoke and heat detectors in each flat • 60-minute fire resistant doors • fire alarms in every building, with detectors in stairwells, communal landings, lift and plant rooms • bin store fire detection and suppression systems • bulk bins and parked cars are at least 5 metres away from the building • daily housekeeping checks by concierges and caretakers • operational inspections four times a year by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service • testing of emergency lighting, dry risers and fire hydrants every year. 3.5.7 In addition, housing officers will be visiting tenants and owners in our high-rise buildings in the coming months to raise awareness and share information from Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) on fire safety in high rise flats, as well as checking the fire safety arrangements at each flat. 3.5.8 Further updates on the SBA process will be provided to the Policy Board in due course.
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PUBLIC 4. Public Protection 4.1 Environmental Health 4.1.1 The Business Regulation team have compiled a list of premises with beer gardens within Renfrewshire with the intention of undertaking a Health and Safety intervention regarding to electrical equipment in March. This is a priority under Local Authority (LA) Circular (LAC 67/2 (2025/2026) guidance, issued under Section 18 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. This intervention will involve checking that electrical equipment in use outdoors is appropriate, installed by a competent person and the condition is regularly checked for signs of damage or water ingress. Unsafe electrical equipment outside in beer gardens causes risks of electrocution, burns or fires to both staff and members of the public. 4.1.2 Officers continue to receive complaints relating to private landlords, covering a range of issues, such as disrepair within properties, anti-social behaviour by tenants, and concerns regarding the conduct of landlords. Officers work closely with Antisocial Behaviour Investigators to gather evidence which supports actions against the landlords which can include being removed from the Register of Private Landlords (cases are heard by the Regulatory Functions Board in terms of the landlord’s fit and proper status), issuing Rent Penalty Notices which precludes any landlord from collecting tenant’s rent and referring landlords to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) to consider formal action within their remit (issuing of Repairing Standard Enforcement Notices and Rent Relief Orders). 4.1.3 As part of the assessment of private landlord compliance, Officers receive referrals from Licensing to undertake documentation checks in accordance with the Private Landlord Registration (Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2019. In fulfilling these duties, Officers require landlords to submit evidence demonstrating compliance with statutory obligations relating to gas safety, electrical safety, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), and fire and carbon monoxide detection standards. Landlords with multiple rental properties must provide the required documentation for each individual property within their portfolio. Evidence of non-compliance is referred back to Licensing to decide whether the landlord’s fit and proper status requires to be considered at the Regulatory Functions Board.
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PUBLIC 4.2 Trading Standards 4.2.1 The Team continues to support projects relating to weights & measures for the West of Scotland Liaison Group; alongside a targeted programme of projects designed to protect the local marketplace. Officers are continuing to identify short measure products on the market during retail monitoring activities, with a total of 283 short-weight packs of food products identified to date this financial year. Food items for sale tend to be packed using the average weight system, which allows for a slight variation – both up or down – in the stated weight of a product, subject to certain statistical parameters, known as the “packers rules”. One notable example in the Christmas period was eight out of eleven packs of pigs in blankets were below the legal limit; weighing as little 216g when they should have been 252g. If the same level of deficiency was replicated across annual production for this business, the total collective detriment to consumers could be as high as £143,500. This has been referred to the Trading Standards service where the Head Office of the business is based to ensure compliance with legal requirements. 4.3 Community Safety 4.3.1 The Service has recently introduced new technology, equipping every officer with the latest body-worn cameras. This investment strengthens our commitment to officer safety and is supported by ongoing conflict-resolution training for all frontline staff. 4.3.2 The service continues to work closely with colleagues in Finance & Resources to address the misuse of blue badges throughout Renfrewshire with patrols being undertaken to identify and address such misuse. Community Support Officers issue fixed penalty notices where this is identified. 4.3.3 A new campaign to raise awareness around dog fouling has commenced over recent months with newly designed publicity materials being used to support this. Signage has been used within bus stops and on social media with Elected Member packs also being provided. Enforcement ‘days of action’ have been undertaken as part of the campaign and further days are planned throughout the coming months. 4.3.4 To make reporting dog fouling as straightforward as possible for the public, enhancements have been introduced to the Council’s website. These improvements, along with other metrics, will be used to assess the overall effectiveness of the campaign. 5. Connected Communities Service Update Since the last update to the Board in January 2026, the following activities have been delivered:
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PUBLIC 5.1 Provide a programme of high-quality lifelong learning, accessible to all 5.1.1 A review of youth provision in Renfrewshire has been commenced, aiming to develop a clear picture of current provision across Renfrewshire, identify strengths, gaps or duplication, and consider how well youth work meets local needs and aligns with the Community Learning and Development Plan. The review takes a place-based approach, alongside a focus on communities of interest and groups of young people who may face barriers to access. The findings will inform future CLD planning, partnership working and decisions about how youth work is supported and delivered locally. 5.1.2 The Community Safety Youth Team has maintained its delivery of school- based inputs on anti-social behaviour and strengthened its links with the Good Vibes Only programme to ensure consistent, joined-up support for young people across both school and community settings. 5.1.3 The Adult and Family Learning team continues to maintain strong links with the Resettlement Team, West College Scotland and the Local Employability Partnership working with New Scots. 5.1.4 The Adult and Family Learning, Tabletop Group have developed a Board game called FLIP in collaboration with Paisley Museum and were asked to showcase it at the Community Learning and Development Managers’ Conference as an example of excellent CLD practice. 5.1.5 The NEC (National Entitlement Card) service continues to be delivered as part of the core Community Learning and Development service. As part of this, the service provides offline and assisted access routes to support applicants facing barriers and manage trusted verifier pathways such as e.g. Social Work, residential units, Invest, Barnardo’s etc. Current NEC card holders total 28,487. Of those eligible, 89.4% have free bus travel enabled on their card as part of the Scottish Government’s Under 22s Free Bus Travel scheme. Renfrewshire’s arrangements are recognised for their robustness and consistency with a particular appreciation of the arrangements in place providing a quality and timely response to any enquiries and requests for support to access NEC card scheme. 5.2 Build strong connected communities where people can participate and influence in their local area 5.2.1 A round of seven Local Partnerships were carried out throughout February, with a wide range of agenda items considered. All Local Partnership considered their Local Priorities, identifying a number of actions to be progressed to support the delivery of their priorities. These will be progressed in partnership with Local Partnerships over the coming year. Local Partnerships also received presentations on the Community Asset Transfer process and examples within their area, to broaden knowledge and awareness of asset transfer options available to community groups. 5.2.2 Connected Communities officers have supported Housing colleagues to develop and deliver the YouDecide Tenants participatory budgeting programme, where Council tenants will vote on ideas to improve their local areas, totalling £600,000 over the years 2025-28.
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PUBLIC 5.2.3 Submission of improvement ideas for the first year’s funding closed on 21 December 2025. Tenants will vote on the ideas from 16 February to 15 March 2026. Winning ideas will be published on the Council website and projects will be delivered throughout 2026. 5.2.4 Connected Communities staff attended a Funders Fayre held on 28 January 2026 organised by Engage Renfrewshire and the Council’s Invest In Renfrewshire team. 111 people attended and officers provided information on a range of funding options managed by the service, including the Sustainable Communities Fund, Local Partnership and Celebrating Renfrewshire and Summer of Fun/Winter Connections. 5.2.5 The Winter Connections programme was delivered across the period, working with local groups and organisations to provide opportunities for people to connect and participate in activities in warm and welcoming spaces across communities in Renfrewshire. A wide range of activities were funded across the area, with many activities continuing until the end of March. 5.3 Deliver targeted opportunities to reduce barriers and tackle inequalities 5.3.1 The Youth Team has welcomed a new Community Development Worker dedicated to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme. This addition to the team coincided with the Renfrewshire DofE Celebration held at Paisley Town Hall on 4th March, where young people’s achievements and the commitment of their DofE leaders were recognised and celebrated. 5.3.2 The Good Vibes Only programme continues to work with targeted young people involved in risk taking behaviour, delivered through group sessions at the Foxbar Youth Drop In in partnership with Community Safety colleagues. The programme recently incorporated a five-week enterprise skills block delivered by the Social Enterprise Academy. 5.3.3 Love2Week 2026, involving up to 40 young people participating in activities aligned with the themes Love2Lead, Love2Learn and Love2Care was held during the mid-term break between the 16th – 18th February. The programme included a Mindful Sip Café led by the Promise Champs, a leadership training day at Lapwing Lodge, and a Care Day trip to Level X Glasgow for care- experienced young people and young carers.
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PUBLIC 5.3.4 The Bring Unity to Communities group (Evolve New Scots) has received funding from InRen, the integration network at Engage, and will be working in partnership with Re-Mode to deliver workshops for young people focused on sustainable fashion, teaching printing techniques using upcycled and ethically sourced clothing. Young Ukrainians involved in the project will provide peer learning by supporting other young people from ethnic minority backgrounds to print positive anti-racism messages on second-hand garments. The young people will also design and deliver an anti-racist workshop. 5.3.5 Staff delivered an anti-racist workshop to support wider learning and awareness across the team. The Evolve group from Paisley Grammar School (S4 girls) also prepared and served a meal at Foxbar Youth Drop In for selected teachers as part of their skills development and community engagement activities. 5.4 Strengthening our CLD Partnership and developing our local workforce 5.4.1 Students studying Community Learning and Development in their 1st and 3rd year are currently shadowing the Youth Team as part of the placement element of their course, supporting their pathway into future employment in the Learning and Employability Pathway. 5.4.2 A student from UWS studying for a BA in Community Development has been placed within Adult and Family Learning and is currently supporting the ESOL team. 5.4.3 Education Scotland provided Self Evaluation and Continuous Improvement (SECI) training to members of the Community Learning and Development Partnership. These sessions focussed on shared outcome-focussed planning, data interpretation and analysis and the use of self-evaluation toolkits such as ‘How Good Is Our CLD?’. The SECI training will be rolled out in 2026 as part of the development of shared approaches to self-evaluation across the CLD Partnership and will assist to build effective arrangements to report on CLD priorities going forward. 6. Justice Social Work 6.1 MAPPS (Multi Agency Public Protection System) 6.1.1 The Violent and Sexual Offender Register (ViSOR) is the Home Office information management system currently in place for individuals subject to MAPPA (Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements). Managed by Police Scotland it has been in use for nearly 20 years. Not all of Scotland’s Local Authorities’ Justice Social Work (JSW) teams currently utilise this system. This means national records are not as comprehensive and integrated as possible. Renfrewshire Council JSW was an early adopter and continues to use this system currently.
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PUBLIC 6.1.2 National plans are now well underway for VISOR to be replaced by a new system, the “Multi-Agency Public Protection System” (MAPPS) that will function across the UK. There are clear public protection benefits to adopting this new, national system. If adopted by all local authorities, it would ensure vetted practitioner access to one shared central database covering this high- risk group across the United Kingdom. The new system is modern, cloud based, securely accessible and more user friendly and practical than the current arrangements in place for VISOR. There have been previous delays in the planned implementation of the MAPPS programme. Following a re-set within the Home Office Programme Team, MAPPS is now scheduled to replace VISOR and be in place for all MAPPA criteria service users by May 2028. 6.1.3 A senior social work manager from Renfrewshire has been significantly involved from the beginning stages of MAPPS and continues to support this national development in preparation for its implementation, both nationally and locally. At the end of 2025, the MAPPS Programme Team issued a Charter to all responsible Local Authorities that requests and formalises everyone’s shared commitment to the delivery of MAPPS across Scotland. This agreement is a significant step in terms of maximising this information system’s effectiveness and public protection potential. Renfrewshire Council subscribed to this Charter formally in December 2025, signed by the Chief Executive and is supported by the Chief Social Work Officer. At the time of writing, most other Scottish Local Authorities have also signed up to the Charter. It is anticipated all will. The Board will be kept informed of any key future developments closer to the implementation phase. 6.2 Prisoner Release Activity 6.2.1 Emergency Early Release (EER). As a result of ongoing concerns about the high level of the prison population a further programme for EER of prisoners was agreed by the Scottish Parliament on 5 November 2025. Like previous programmes, there is criteria applied around eligibility with some sentence types not considered eligible for early release (e.g. sexual and domestic abuse offences). A governor veto may also be applied if they consider that the individual would pose an immediate risk of harm to a specific individual or group of individuals if released. 6.2.2 The current programme began on 11 November 2025. Phased over 7 separate tranches it runs until 30 April 2026. Similar to previous emergency early release programmes the numbers released have been manageable for JSW in Renfrewshire. It has, however, required some additional resource allocation and time pressures in terms of the additional assessment and coordination work involved.
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PUBLIC 6.2.3 Helping our approach to EER over recent months, a more integrated approach to support people leaving custody and returning to Renfrewshire has been developed and implemented. Led by JSW and supported by key community justice partners, this structured model of pre-release planning that brings together a range of partners who support individuals returning from custody to the community is now in place. These proactive meetings help partners share information early and plan together practical arrangements to support people on their release. These meetings identify risks and make plans together, to mitigate for potential support gaps. This holistic approach to pre-release planning is helping to improve continuity between prison-based and community supports. 6.2.4 All prisoners released are offered voluntary “throughcare” support by JSW. Support from partners is also provided often in relation to issues relevant to their personal circumstances, e.g. DWP, housing and health related services. Positively, an increasing number of prisoners due for release are now accepting support from our 3rd sector partners, Upside. This is a national throughcare support service that was established last year. This service will often meet prisoners prior to their release and where agreed offer “gate pick ups” where possible. This support continues to be offered when the person has returned to their local community. 6.2.5 Expanding its reach, this pre-release group has recently begun an innovative new partnership with Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau and HMP Barlinnie to capture the experiences of people being released back to Renfrewshire. The aim is to listen to those with prison experience to ensure we are identifying the right things in terms of what helps, what doesn’t, and what the service users feel works. Using this learning will enhance our local support pathways and identify what could be done better at this key transition point for people. 6.2.6 Augmenting this work, JSW is finalising new information packs for all prisoners who will be released to Renfrewshire. These will incorporate the learning from recent focus group sessions with both partners and people in prison. A recurring theme from prisoners was that they were not always aware of what supports were available to them before they returned to their local area. Renfrewshire JSW’s work with HMP Barlinnie is also exploring different ways to improve how this information can be shared within prison too, including better use of its media centres and prison radio. __________________________________________________________________ Implications of the Report 1. Financial – Any financial elements referenced in this report will be progressed through the Council’s financial & budget planning process. 2. HR & Organisational Development – None. 3. Community/Council Planning – The report details a range of activities which reflect local community and council planning themes. 4. Legal – None. 5. Property/Assets – None.
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PUBLIC 6. Information Technology – None. 7. Equality & Human Rights – The recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website. 8. Health & Safety – None. 9. Procurement – None. 10. Risk – None. 11. Privacy Impact – None. 12. Climate Risk – there are a range of actions and activities throughout the Service Update Report which support the Council’s Plan for Net Zero. 13. Children’s Rights – None. 14. Cosla Policy Position – None. __________________________________________________________________ List of Background Papers: None. ___________________________________________________________________ Author: Gordon McNeil, Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure Email: Gordon.mcneil@renfrewshire.gov.uk