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Renfrewshire Council · 18 February 2026
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Minute of Meeting
Fairer Renfrewshire Sub-committee
Date Time Venue
Wednesday, 28 January
2026
10:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council
Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton
Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN
Present: Councillor Graeme Clark, Councillor Neill Graham, Councillor Anne Hannigan,
Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor Iain Nicolson, Councillor Andy Steel
Chair
Councillor Graeme Clark, Convener, presided.
In Attendance
L McIntyre, Head of Policy & Partnerships, A Walter, Connected Communities Manager, A
Smallenbroek, Equalities Development Officer and D Dunn, Social Renewal Lead Officer
(all Chief Executive’s); and C MacDonald, Senior Committee Services Officer and J Barron,
Committee Services Officer (both Finance & Resources).
Webcasting of Meeting
Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Convener intimated that this meeting of the
Sub-committee would be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet
site.
Apology
Councillor J Cameron.
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the
commencement of the meeting.

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1(a) Cost of Living Update
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an overview of the
key context and evidence around current pressures on household finances, both in
terms of household income and expenditure.
DECIDED: That the report be noted.
1(b) Cost of Living Dashboard
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an overview of key
indicators and their movement from the last reporting period, supported by additional
statistical information, analysis and graphs which illustrated longer-term trends.
DECIDED: That the report be noted.
2 Fairer Renfrewshire Programme Update
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to key projects being
progressed through the Fairer Renfrewshire Programme.
The report provided updates on current projects, highlighted future key priorities and
gave an overview of the proposals, priorities and next steps for 2026.
DECIDED: That the report be noted.
3 Equality Outcomes Consultation Update
A Walter, Connected Communities Manager and A Smallenbroek, Equalities
Development Officer, gave a presentation relative to an update on the Equality
Outcomes Consultation which ran over September and October 2026.
DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.