Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 29 April 2026
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Minute of Meeting Leadership Board Date Time Venue Wednesday, 29 April 2026 13:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Present: Councillor Jacqueline Cameron, Councillor Michelle Campbell, Councillor Graeme Clark, Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Anne Hannigan, Councillor Colin McCulloch, Councillor David McGonigle, Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor Iain McMillan, Councillor Iain Nicolson, Councillor Emma Rodden, Councillor John Shaw, Councillor Andy Steel Chair Councillor Nicolson, Convener, presided. In Attendance A Russell, Chief Executive; J O'Neill, Director of Children's Services; G McNeill, Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure; A MacArthur, Director of Finance & Resources; L McIntyre, Head of Policy & Partnerships, A Morrison, Head of Economy & Development, L Adamson, Head of Marketing & Communications, A Walter, Connected Communities Manager, P Moss, Strategy, Policy & Insight Manager, P Allan, Events Manager and E Shearer, Regeneration & Place Manager (all Chief Executive's); J Trainer, Head of Children & Justice Social Work (Children's Services); C Dalrymple, Head of Facilities & Property Services (Environment, Housing & Infrastructure); C McCourt, Head of Finance & Procurement, P Murray, Head of Digital, Transformation & Customer Services, R Cree, Head of People & Organisational Development, D Low, Democratic Services Manager and C MacDonald, Senior Committee Services Officer (all Finance & Resources); B McClean, Chief Officer (Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership); and M Tokeley, Operations & Estates Director (OneRen). Webcasting of Meeting Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Convener intimated that this meeting of the Board would be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site. Apologies Councillors Ann-Dowling and N Graham.
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Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting. Transparency Statements Councillor Campbell indicated that she had a connection to items 2,3 and 8 by reason that she was an employee with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde but not within the Council area. However, she indicated that she had applied the objective test and did not consider she had an interest to declare. Councillor McMillan indicated that he had a connection to item 12 by reason of his involvement with Thorn Athletic. However, he indicated that he had applied the objective test and did not consider he had an interest to declare. 1 Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring as at 9 January 2026 There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the year end projected revenue and capital outturns as at 9 January 2026 for those services reporting to this Board. DECIDED: (a) That the projected revenue outturn deficit position of £5.535 million be noted; (b) That the projected capital outturn break-even position be noted; and (c) That the budget adjustment detailed at section 6.3 of the report be noted. 2 Fairer Renfrewshire Sub-committee There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Fairer Renfrewshire Sub- committee held on 25 March 2026, a copy of which forms the Appendix to this Minute. DECIDED: That the Minute be approved. 3 Fairer Renfrewshire Update There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to a summary of the issues reported to the meeting of the Fairer Renfrewshire Sub-committee held on 25 March 2026 including the cost of living and programme updates; an update on recently released child poverty statistics; an overview of the proposed 2026/27 Fairer Renfrewshire funding programme; and an update on the recent Equalities Outcomes Consultation. DECIDED:
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(a) That the content of the report and the work being undertaken to progress the Fairer Renfrewshire programme be noted; (b)That the Equalities Outcomes Action Plan detailed in section 7 and Appendix 2 of the report be approved; (c) That the funding for the 2026/27 Fairer Renfrewshire programme as outlined in section 8 of the report be approved; (d) That grant funding be awarded as follows to support the delivery of the 2026/27 programme in line with section 8 of the report; (i) £49,000 to Active Communities to deliver a programme of health and wellbeing support across Renfrewshire’s high schools; (ii) £50,000 to Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau to support the delivery of the Schools Advice Service for a further year; (iii) £45,000 to Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau to support the delivery of the Welfare Rights Service for a further year; and (e) That it be agreed that delegated authority for the award of grant funding in relation to the Summer of Fun programme be provided to the Head of Policy & Partnerships in consultation with the Council Leader, as outlined in section 8 of the report. 4 Developing new Council and Community Plans There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the development process proposed for new Council and Community Plans over the next 12-18 months, including proposals to develop a Citizens Panel and to engage with elected members through the Cross Party Sounding Board throughout the development process for both plans. DECIDED: (a) That the contents of the report be noted; and (b) That it be agreed that engagement with elected members on the development of the new Council and Community Plans would be progressed through the existing Cross Party Sounding Board arrangements. 5 Funding for Engage Renfrewshire 2026/27 There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the allocation of grant funding to Engage Renfrewshire for 2026/27, Renfrewshire’s Third Sector Interface. DECIDED: That grant funding of £360,610 to Engage Renfrewshire to deliver the priorities set out in sections 4 and 5 of the report be approved.
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6 Review of OneRen’s Annual Business Plan for 2026/27 There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to OneRen's annual Business Plan to the Council which set out the charity’s priorities for the year ahead and outlined how it would deliver the services specified in the Service Agreement. A copy of the Business Plan was appended to the report. DECIDED: (a) That OneRen’s annual Business Plan for 2026/27, attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved; and (b) That the monitoring arrangements in place for the Head of Policy & Partnerships, the nominated monitoring officer for OneRen, to undertake quarterly performance monitoring meetings with OneRen and to provide six-monthly progress reports to the Leadership Board be noted. 7 Visitor Marketing Campaign - Next Steps There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an update on the development plans for a Renfrewshire-wide visitor marketing campaign 2026/28 following the budget investment approved as part of the Council’s budget in February 2026 together with an update on the actions agreed by the Leadership Board at its meeting held on 3 December 2025 on the Paisley brand review. DECIDED: (a) That the contents of the report, including the background and work undertaken to date to develop a Renfrewshire-wide visitor marketing campaign, be noted; (b) That the next steps in the development of the Renfrewshire-wide visitor marketing campaign be noted; and (c) That the update provided on the previous recommendations following the Paisley brand review, as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report, be noted. 8 Glasgow City Region Update There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an update on the Glasgow City Region activities including the infrastructure programme; the Clyde Metro project development, specifically covering recently agreed changes to the governance arrangements associated with the project; and the developing regional devolution agenda in Scotland which the City Region Cabinet had in the recent past progressed engagement with both the UK and Scottish Governments. DECIDED: (a) That the report and the range of updates provided in relation to the Glasgow City Region activity be noted;
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(b) That the projects currently identified to be promoted for potential funding through the Local Growth Fund programme being led by the City Region via the UK Government be noted and that future reports confirm to the Board the outcome of the process once concluded; and (c) That it be agreed that the Council’s Head of Economy & Development be nominated as the Renfrewshire representative on the Clyde Metro Programme Steering Group. 9 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transformation Programme 2026/30 There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the Council's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transformation Programme 2026/30, setting out an AI Transformation Programme which would enable the Council to move from early adoption with a range of existing tools, to a broader, sustainable AI-enabled transformation. DECIDED: (a) That the progression of the AI Transformation Programme 2026/30 business case as set out in the report be approved and that appropriate financial provision be incorporated into the 2026/30 budget arrangements; (b) That it be noted that regular updates on the AI Transformation Programme 2026/30 would be brought to this Board at key points throughout the programme; and (c) That it be noted that a six-monthly ‘AI Transparency Report’ would be presented to this Board outlining the AI tools used by the Council, the purpose and function of each system, any data-protection or equality assessments undertaken, changes since the previous report, and any identified risks, mitigations or recommendations for future deployment. 10 AMIDS / Glasgow Airport Tax Site Full Business Case There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an update on the Full Business Case (FBC), which had been prepared to support the facilitation and management of the Investment Zone tax site at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) and Glasgow Airport. DECIDED: (a) That the contents of the report be noted; (b) That the content of the Tax Site Full Business Case be approved and that it be noted that it would be subsequently presented to the City Region Cabinet as part of the overall business case approval process linked to the Investment Zone programme; and (c) That it be noted that further progress on the Tax Site delivery would be reported to future meetings of this Board as appropriate.