Agenda Document Pack - Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee - 14/12/2022
South Lanarkshire Council · 14 December 2022
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Tuesday, 06 December 2022 Dear Councillor Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 Time: 14:00 Venue: Hybrid - Council Chamber, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. Yours sincerely Cleland Sneddon Chief Executive Members Carol Nugent (Chair), John Bradley (Depute Chair), Walter Brogan, Robert Brown, Janine Calikes, Andrea Cowan, Margaret Cowie, Alistair Fulton, Martin Lennon, Katy Loudon, Norman Rae, Margaret B Walker 1
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee held on 5 October 2022 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 3 - 6 Item(s) for Noting 3 Education Scotland Report - St Cadoc’s Primary School Report dated 29 November 2022 by the Executive Director (Education Resources). (Copy attached) 7 - 12 4 Education Scotland Report - Loch Primary School and Nursery Class Report dated 29 November 2022 by the Executive Director (Education Resources). (Copy attached) 13 - 20 5 South Lanarkshire Council - Co-ordination of Roadworks Report dated 28 November 2022 by the Executive Director (Community and Enterprise Resources). (Copy attached) 21 - 26 6 Participatory Budgeting - Education Resources Report dated 28 November 2022 by the Executive Director (Education Resources). (Copy attached) 27 - 36 Item(s) for Decision 7 Community Grant Applications Report dated 28 November 2022 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 37 - 40 Urgent Business 8 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. For further information, please contact:- Clerk Name: Pauline MacRae Clerk Telephone: 07385 370044 Clerk Email: pauline.macrae@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 2
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CAMBUSLANG AND RUTHERGLEN AREA COMMITTEE Minutes of meeting held via Confero and in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 5 October 2022 Chair: Councillor Carol Nugent Councillors Present: Councillor John Bradley (Depute), Councillor Walter Brogan, Councillor Robert Brown, Councillor Andrea Cowan, Councillor Margaret Cowie, Councillor Alistair Fulton, Councillor Katy Loudon, Councillor Norman Rae, Councillor Margaret B Walker Councillors' Apologies: Councillor Janine Calikes, Councillor Martin Lennon Attending: Education Resources L Mitchell, Quality Improvement Manager Finance and Corporate Resources P MacRae, Administration Adviser; K McLeod, Administration Assistant; L O’Hagan, Finance Manager (Strategy) 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes of the meeting of the Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee held on 10 August 2022 were submitted for approval as a correct record. The Committee decided: that the minutes be approved as a correct record. 3 Rutherglen Common Good Fund A report dated 14 September 2022 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) was submitted providing an update on the Rutherglen Common Good Fund. Common Good comprised a fund of money, assets or both which was administered by a Scottish local authority in respect of each former Burgh within the local authority area. Common Good property was owned by the local authority and administered separately from other local authority assets for accounting purposes. The Common Good funds held within South Lanarkshire Council were Lanark, Biggar, Hamilton and Rutherglen. Finance Services administered the Common Good Account and accounts were prepared on an annual basis, as part of the Council’s year end process. The position on the Rutherglen Common Good Fund at 31 March 2022 was detailed in Appendix 1 of the report which showed that the fund had cash balances amounting to £0.127 million. The Rutherglen Common Good Account held cash balances only and had no physical assets. As there were no assets to maintain, little expenditure was incurred by the Common Good Account. 2 3
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Decisions on the Common Good Account were taken by the Finance and Corporate Resources Committee. A report on the management of the Rutherglen Common Good Fund was provided annually to the Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee. The Committee decided: that the report be noted. [Reference: Minutes of 5 October 2021 (Paragraph 4)] 4 Participatory Budgeting Activity within Education Resources 2021/2022 A report dated 20 September 2022 by the Executive Director (Education Resources) was submitted on Participatory Budgeting (PB) in relation to Pupil Equity Funding (PEF). An update was given on PB activity within Education Resources in 2021/2022 which highlighted that:- a video showing the work of PB within Education Resources in 2021/2022 had been shared locally and nationally lead officers had presented the Council’s PB journey at PB Scotland’s National Conference on 28 September 2022 Education Resources had submitted an award application to the International Observatory on Participatory Democracy for the Best Practice Award for Citizen Participation. The application highlighted the success of PB in schools during 2021/2022. The evaluation phase for the award was currently underway a PB section had been developed within a new Equity Hub, an online site to provide schools with support and resources to assist in tackling the poverty related attainment gap. PB activity in 2022/2023 was also detailed in the report which highlighted that:- prior to the summer holiday period, Head Teachers had been asked to allocate a minimum of 5% of their 2022/2023 Pupil Equity Fund allocation and identify a staff member to lead/facilitate this activity in their school refreshed PB training had been developed and delivered to Head Teachers and PB Leads Head Teachers had subsequently identified the percentage of their 2022/2023 PEF allocation they wished to allocate to Participatory Budgeting in 2022/2023 Schools within the Cambuslang and Rutherglen area had allocated £109,421.75 of their £1.819,225 million PEF allocation for PB. A breakdown of the allocation for each learning community was provided in Appendix 1 to the report. Appendix 2 of the report summarised the percentage of PEF which schools had allocated for participatory budgeting. A further school-by- school breakdown was outlined in Appendix 3 of the report. Participatory Budget Stakeholder groups, comprising pupils, parents and staff, were currently leading the PB process in their schools. The outcome for each school would be reported to Education Resources by 7 October 2022. Information on the outcome of the process would be shared at future Area Committee meetings. Education Resources would provide Area Committees with:- a summary report of each school’s participatory budgeting outcome case studies of school activity, which had particular impact/success a detailed financial report of how PEF money allocated for PB had been spent Education Resources would support schools and monitor and track the impact of this activity. Findings would inform any future participatory budgeting activity within the Resource. 4
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Officers responded to members’ questions on the report and undertook to provide further information on the ideas and innovations facilitated through PB within Education Resources. The Committee decided: that the report be noted. [Reference: Minutes of 14 December 2021 (Paragraph 4)] 5 Community Grant Applications A report dated 20 September 2022 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) was submitted on an application for a community grant. The Committee decided: that a community grant be awarded as follows:- (a) Applicant: Enable (Rutherglen and District Branch), Cambuslang (CR/7/22) Purpose of Grant: Outing and entrance fees Amount Awarded: £925 6 Urgent Business There were no items of urgent business. 5
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Report Agenda Item Report to: Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee Date of Meeting: 14 December 2022 Report by: Executive Director (Education Resources) Subject: Education Scotland Report - St Cadoc’s Primary School 1. Purpose of Report 1.1. The purpose of the report is to:- [purpose] advise of the outcome of the inspection of St Cadoc’s Primary School by Education Scotland inspectors [1purpose] 2. Recommendation(s) 2.1. The Committee is asked to approve the following recommendation(s):- [recs] (1) that the Education Scotland report on St Cadoc’s Primary School be noted. [1recs] 3. Background 3.1. St Cadoc’s Primary School was inspected in September 2022 as part of a national sample of primary education. 3.2. As part of the revised approach to inspection, the Education Scotland inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment and raising attainment and achievement. 3.3. The inspection team analysed questionnaires issued to a sample of parents, pupils and to all staff. Inspectors observed class lessons and interviewed groups of pupils, including the pupil council, and staff. Members of the inspection team also met parents and members of the local community. 3.4. The report by Education Scotland was published on 1 November 2022. 4. Finding of HM inspectors 4.1. Education Scotland made comment under the following headings:- Learning, teaching and assessment Raising attainment and achievement 4.2 The particular strengths of the school were identified as follows:- the very strong relationships between adults and children, leading to improvements in children’s wellbeing. Children learn in a school where they know they are cared for and that all staff work to help them achieve their best 3 7
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teachers assess children’s needs rigorously. All staff know every child, and their family well. This supports them to put in place effective interventions quickly. This is leading to significant improvements in children’s attainment, particularly in reading 4.3 Education Scotland identified the following areas for continued improvement:- develop further consistently high quality approaches to learning and teaching. This should include increased opportunities for children to lead their own learning continue to raise attainment across the curriculum, with a particular focus on writing and numeracy 4.4 The school welcomes the identification of strengths and can confirm that raising attainment in writing and numeracy feature on the current school improvement plan. Progress on these areas will be communicated to parents and carers via the school’s usual communication channels. 4.5 Education Scotland have intimidated that they are confident the school will be able to take forward the areas for improvement and will make no more visits in connection with this report. 4.6 The Inspection report can be accessed by clicking the following web link: St Cadoc’s Primary School 5. Employee Implications 5.1. None 6. Financial Implications 6.1. None 7. Climate Change, Sustainability and Environmental Implications 7.1. There are no implications for climate change, sustainability or the environment in terms of the information contained in this report. 8. Other Implications 8.1. There are no direct risks associated with this report which is provided for information only. 9. Equality Impact Assessment and Consultation Arrangements 9.1. There is no requirement to carry out an assessment in terms of the proposals contained within this report. 9.2. The content of Education Scotland reports are shared with parents and discussed at Parent Council meetings. Tony McDaid Executive Director (Education Resources) 29 November 2022 Link(s) to Council Values/Priorities/Outcomes Accountable, effective, efficient and transparent Our children and young people thrive 8
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Previous References None List of Background Papers Education Scotland Report of St Cadoc’s Primary School – 1 November 2022 Contact for Further Information If you would like to inspect the background papers or want further information, please contact:- Anne Donaldson Head of Education (Cambuslang / Rutherglen) Ext: 4452 (Tel: 01698 454452) E-mail: anne.donaldson@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 9
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1 | St Cadoc’s Primary School, South Lanarkshire Council, 8456224 © Crown Copyright 1 November 2022 Dear Parent/Carer In September 2022, a team of inspectors from Education Scotland visited St Cadoc’s Primary School, Cambuslang. During our visit, we talked to parents/carers and children and worked closely with the headteacher and staff. The inspection team found the following strengths in the school’s work. The very strong relationships between adults and children, leading to improvements in children’s wellbeing. Children learn in a school where they know they are cared for and that all staff work to help them achieve their best. Teachers assess children’s needs rigorously. All staff know every child, and their family well. This supports them to put in place effective interventions quickly. This is leading to significant improvements in children’s attainment, particularly in reading. The following areas for improvement were identified and discussed with the headteacher and a representative from South Lanarkshire Council. Develop further consistently high quality approaches to learning and teaching. This should include increased opportunities for children to lead their own learning. Continue to raise attainment across the curriculum, with a particular focus on writing and numeracy. 3 11
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2 | St Cadoc’s Primary School, South Lanarkshire Council, 8456224 © Crown Copyright We gathered evidence to enable us to evaluate the school’s work using quality indicators from How good is our school? (4th edition). Quality indicators help schools, local authorities and inspectors to judge what is working well and what needs to be improved. Following the inspection of each school, the Scottish Government gathers details of our evaluations to keep track of how well Scottish schools are doing. Here are Education Scotland’s evaluations for St Cadoc’s Primary School Quality indicators Evaluation Learning, teaching and assessment good Raising attainment and achievement good Descriptions of the evaluations are available from: How good is our school? (4th edition), Appendix 3: The six-point scale A more detailed document called Summarised Inspection Findings (SIF) will be available on the Education Scotland website at: https://education.gov.scot/education-scotland/inspection-reports/reports-page//?id=4489 What happens next? We are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and so we will make no more visits in connection with this inspection. South Lanarkshire Council will inform parents/carers about the school’s progress as part of its arrangements for reporting on the quality of its schools. Graeme Gordon HM Inspector 12
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Report Agenda Item Report to: Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee Date of Meeting: 14 December 2022 Report by: Executive Director (Education Resources) Subject: Education Scotland Report - Loch Primary School and Nursery Class 1. Purpose of Report 1.1. The purpose of the report is to-: [purpose] advise of the outcome of the inspection of Loch Primary School and Nursery Class by Education Scotland inspectors [1purpose] 2. Recommendation(s) 2.1. The Committee is asked to approve the following recommendation(s)-: [recs] (1) that the Education Scotland report on Loch Primary School and Nursery Class be noted. [1recs] 3. Background 3.1. Loch Primary School and Nursery Class were inspected in September 2022 as part of a national sample of primary education. 3.2. As part of the revised approach to inspection, the Education Scotland inspectors evaluated the leadership of change; learning, teaching and assessment; raising attainment and achievement and ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion. 3.3. The inspection team analysed questionnaires issued to a sample of parents, pupils and to all staff. Inspectors observed class lessons and interviewed groups of pupils, including the pupil council, and staff. Members of the inspection team also met parents and members of the local community. 3.4. The report by Education Scotland was published on 1 November 2022. 4. Finding of HM inspectors 4.1. Education Scotland made comment under the following headings: School Leadership of change Learning, teaching and assessment Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion Raising attainment and achievement 4 13
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Nursery Leadership of change Learning, teaching and assessment Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion Securing children’s progress 4.2 The particular strengths of the school were identified as follows:- the leadership of the headteacher and principal teacher in leading change. Together they lead TEAM LOCH driven by their high aspirations for all children caring, compassionate children who proudly ensure that everyone is respected and included in their school the highly effective, nurturing environment where children flourish as a result of the consistent, calm and caring approach of all staff effective approaches to identifying children who may require additional support with their learning and wellbeing 4.3 Education Scotland identified the following areas for continued improvement:- continue to ensure all children make appropriate progress in their learning across the curriculum continue to work together to provide high quality learning experiences across the nursery class and school 4.4 As well as welcoming the strengths of the school, it should be noted that the areas for continued improvement have already been incorporated into the school’s improvement plan. 4.5. Education Scotland have intimated that they are confident that the school will be able to take forward the areas for improvement and will make no more visits in connection with this report. The school is in a strong position to be able to return to pre pandemic levels of attainment with a particular focus on closing the poverty related attainment gap. 4.6 The Inspection report can be accessed by clicking the following web link: Loch Primary School and Nursery Class 5. Employee Implications 5.1. None 6. Financial Implications 6.1. None 7. Climate Change, Sustainability and Environmental Implications 7.1. There are no implications for climate change, sustainability or the environment in terms of the information contained in this report. 8. Other Implications 8.1. There are no direct risks associated with this report which is provided for information only. 14
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9. Equality Impact Assessment and Consultation Arrangements 9.1. There is no requirement to carry out an assessment in terms of the proposals contained within this report. 9.2. The content of Education Scotland reports is shared with parents and discussed at Parent Council meetings. Tony McDaid Executive Director (Education Resources) 29 November 2022 Link(s) to Council Values/Priorities/Outcomes Accountable, effective, efficient and transparent Our children and young people thrive Previous References None List of Background Papers Education Scotland Report of Loch Primary School and Nursery Class - 1 November 2022 Contact for Further Information If you would like to inspect the background papers or want further information, please contact-: Anne Donaldson Head of Education (Cambuslang / Rutherglen) Ext: 4452 (Tel: 01698 454452) E-mail: anne.donaldson@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 15
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1 | Loch Primary School and Nursery Class, South Lanarkshire Council, 8457220 © Crown Copyright 1 November 2022 Dear Parent/Carer In September 2022, a team of inspectors from Education Scotland visited Loch Primary School and Nursery Class. During our visit, we talked to parents/carers and children and worked closely with the headteacher and staff. The inspection team found the following strengths in the school and nursery class work. The leadership of the headteacher and principal teacher in leading change. Together they lead TEAM LOCH driven by their high aspirations for all children. Caring, compassionate children who proudly ensure that everyone is respected and included in their school. The highly effective, nurturing environment where children flourish as a result of the consistent, calm and caring approach of all staff. Effective approaches to identifying children who may require additional support with their learning and wellbeing. The following areas for improvement were identified and discussed with the headteacher and a representative from South Lanarkshire Council. Continue to ensure all children make appropriate progress in their learning across the curriculum. Continue to work together to provide high quality learning experiences across the nursery class and school. 4 17
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2 | Loch Primary School and Nursery Class, South Lanarkshire Council, 8457220 © Crown Copyright We gathered evidence to enable us to evaluate the school’s work using four quality indicators from How good is our school? (4th edition) and How good is our early learning and childcare?. Quality indicators help schools, local authorities and inspectors to judge what is working well and what needs to be improved. Following the inspection of each school, the Scottish Government gathers details of our evaluations to keep track of how well Scottish schools are doing. Here are Education Scotland’s evaluations for Loch Primary School and Nursery Class Quality indicators for the primary stages Evaluation Leadership of change very good Learning, teaching and assessment good Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion very good Raising attainment and achievement good Descriptions of the evaluations are available from: How good is our school? (4th edition), Appendix 3: The six-point scale Quality indicators for the nursery class Evaluation Leadership of change very good Learning, teaching and assessment good Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion very good Securing children’s progress good Descriptions of the evaluations are available from: How good is our early learning and childcare? Appendix 1: The six-point scale A more detailed document called Summarised Inspection Findings (SIF) will be available on the Education Scotland website at: Reports page | Inspection reports | Education Scotland 18
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3 | Loch Primary School and Nursery Class, South Lanarkshire Council, 8457220 © Crown Copyright What happens next? We are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and so we will make no more visits in connection with this inspection. South Lanarkshire Council will inform parents/carers about the school’s progress as part of its arrangements for reporting on the quality of its schools. Marion Carlton HM Inspector 19
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Report Agenda Item Report to: Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee Date of Meeting: 14 December 2022 Report by: Executive Director (Community and Enterprise Resources) Subject: South Lanarkshire Council – Co-ordination of Roadworks 1. Purpose of Report 1.1. The purpose of the report is to:- provide information on the co-ordination of roadworks within South Lanarkshire Council 2. Recommendation(s) 2.1. The Committee is asked to approve the following recommendation(s): - (1) that the contents of the report are noted and supported. 3. Background 3.1. All roadworks carried out by both Roads Authorities (in our case the Council) and Utility companies (or Statutory Undertakers) are carried out under the following legislation: Primary Legislation New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA 1991) Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 (TSA 2005) Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (TSA 2019) – currently being implemented Secondary Legislation Various Regulations and Orders enabling powers under primary legislation Codes of Practice: Various Codes of Practice (CoPs) to cover all aspects of the legislation with four main codes: Code of Practice for Co-ordination of Works in Roads Code of Practice for Inspections Code of Practice for Specification of Reinstatement of Openings in Roads (SROR) Code of Practice for Safety at Street Works and Road Works 3.2. All Statutory Undertakers (SU’s) have a right to undertake works to provide a supply, and a duty to maintain their services under the above Acts and the associated Codes of Practice. 5 21
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3.3. Statutory Undertakers do not require specific permissions from the Council to undertake their works, but are bound by legislation and CoPs to ensure the following: An appropriate notice is registered on the Scottish Road Works Register (SRWR) detailing the works The correct statutory noticing period is complied with Traffic Management is detailed, and the correct permits and associated road restrictions are applied for Works are undertaken safely on site Reinstatement of the roads/footpaths and verges are to the correct specification Any other condition(s) applied by the Council are complied with 4. Co-ordination of Roadworks 4.1. Given the many services that are in the public roads and footways, this generates a large volume of work notices from various Undertakers as well as from our own internal Council works. To put this into perspective, there have been 8,830 works commenced notices registered for the year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 and 5601 from 1 April 2022 to 22 November 2022 in the South Lanarkshire Council area 4.2. The Council’s responsibility is to ensure that works are noticed correctly, co-ordinated, carried out safely with minimum disruption to the public and any excavation or disturbance of the public roads, footways and verges is reinstated appropriately to ensure the structure and integrity of the road is protected. 4.3. Notices are raised on the SRWR via an electronic system (AURORA) and this enables all councils and Statutory Undertakers to note any conflicts with other works in the area. 4.4. As part of the noticing process, the Statutory Undertakers will be provided with information on the road by means of the street gazetteer and this will give information on what the road make-up is, the reinstatement category and any special engineering difficulties or additional requirements for the road. 4.5. Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) is determined by legislation and the Code of Practice for Safety at Street Works and Road Works. Compliance with the code is mandatory and the set-up will vary according to the road layout. The Council will assess and agree the TTM with road restriction permissions applied for separately 4.6. In terms of notification, Statutory Undertakers should provide information boards and appropriate road works signage to advise all road users of planned works. 4.7. There is no statutory requirement to individually notify residents in residential streets under the above Acts, however, we always encourage and advise the undertakers to provide full notification and communication for major planned works. 4.8. All road works can also be viewed on the following website:- Scottish Road Works Online 5. Inspections and Reinstatements 5.1. All Council and Statutory Undertaker works require to be reinstated to the specification contained in the Code of Practice for Specification of Reinstatement of Openings in Roads (SROR). This lays down specific details in terms of material, layer thickness, compaction and expected standards in terms of workmanship and performance 22
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5.2. A guarantee period is applied to reinstatements of two years (three years for deep openings). This is due to be extended under the TSA 2019 to six years. 5.3 Given the amount of works being undertaken, it is not possible to inspect all works notices and, therefore, the Council undertakes sample inspections on Statutory Undertakers’ works. 5.4. Sample inspections are undertaken at the following stages of works: A. During the progress of the works to check signing, lighting and guarding as well as openings and permanent reinstatements B. Within 6 months of the works being reinstated to check for surface irregularities C. Within 3 months of the guarantee period, again for surface irregularities 5.5. Any non-compliance or defects are registered on the notice for the Statutory Undertaker to take action. 5.6. Sample inspections are chargeable at £36 per inspection and should be in the region of 30% of the works undertaken by the individual SU. 5.7. Ad hoc inspections are also undertaken on a routine basis or as a result of a public enquiry or defect notification. 6. Roads Authorities and Utilities Committee (Scotland) (RAUCS) and Scottish Roadworks Commissioner (SRWC) 6.1. The Roads Authorities and Utilities Committee (Scotland) (RAUCs) provides, at a national level, co-ordination and an overview of activities carried out on roads under the 'Street Works' element of the New Roads & Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) as amended by the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005. (TSA 2019) 6.2. RAUC(S) comprises representatives of the Roads Authorities including Transport Scotland as Roads Authority for Trunk Roads and of the Scottish Joint Utility Group together with representatives of the Scottish Government as legislature. 6.3. Quarterly local co-ordination meetings are held within the Council and members of all the Statutory Undertakers working in our area given a platform for local issues. 6.4. The RAUC(S) site exists mainly to allow communication between RAUC(S); its subsidiary Area and Local RAUCs; its Working Groups and individual Roads Authorities and Utility Companies as well as agents and contractors by providing a location where papers for, and minutes of, meetings can be made available to the 'NRSWA community'. 6.5. The Scottish Road Works Commissioner (SRWC) is an independent public official established under section 16 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 and is accountable to the Scottish Ministers and, ultimately, the Scottish Parliament. 6.6. The Commissioner’s aim is to improve the planning, co-ordination and quality of road works throughout Scotland. 6.7. The Commissioner monitors performance and promotes and encourages good practice across both utility companies and roads authorities. 6.8. The Commissioner also has powers to impose financial penalties on roads authorities who systematically fail in their duty to co-ordinate and upon utility companies who systematically fail to co-operate when undertaking road works. 23
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7. Street Works Team 7.1. We have a dedicated Street Works Team responsible for the co-ordination of all roadworks within South Lanarkshire comprising the following: Engineering Team - Provides core functions, Management information, policy and procedures, finance function, attendance at RAUCs and SRWC working groups Central Function – Creation of notices for Council works, commencing and completing works and monitoring correspondence submitted by SUs and Contractors Inspection Team – Designated inspectors covering the following areas, responsible for checking and commenting on incoming notices, checking TTM and consulting with colleagues in other sections, processing of permits and site inspections and meetings Clydesdale and Rural Larkhall, Stonehouse and Blantyre Hamilton, Bothwell and Uddingston East Kilbride and Strathaven Cambuslang and Rutherglen 8. Works on Site and Non-Compliance 8.1. Any non-compliance with legislation and any issues that cause concern for safety on site can result in the works being immediately stopped by the Council until the matters are addressed. 8.2. Fixed Penalty Notices are issued by the Council to Statutory Undertakers for non- compliance with noticing and associated misdemeanours. 8.3. More severe penalties and improvement plans can be issued by the SRWC to both Councils and Statutory Undertakers for continued poor performance and non- compliance. 9. Employee Implications 9.1 There are no employee implications associated with this report. 10. Financial Implications 10.1. There are no financial implications associated with this report. 11. Climate Change, Sustainability and Environmental Implications 11.1 There are no significant implications in terms of climate change, sustainability and environmental implications associated with this report. 12. Other Implications 12.1. There are no other implications or risks in relation to the information contained within this report. 13. Equality Impact Assessment and Consultation Arrangements 13.1. This report does not introduce a new policy, function or strategy or recommend a change to an existing policy, function or strategy and, therefore, no impact assessment is required. 13.2 There is no requirement for consultation in terms of the information contained in this report 24
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David Booth Executive Director (Community and Enterprise Resources) 28 November 2022 Link(s) to Council Values/ Priorities/ Outcomes Values Focused on people and their needs Working with and respecting others Accountable, effective, efficient and transparent Ambitious, self-aware and improving Fair, open and sustainable Priorities We will work to put people first and reduce inequality We will work towards a sustainable future in sustainable places We will work to recover, progress and improve Outcomes Our children and young people thrive Good quality, suitable and sustainable places to live Caring, connected, sustainable communities People live the healthiest lives possible Previous References None List of Background Papers None Contact for Further Information If you would like to inspect any of the background papers or want any further information, please contact: Grant Newbigging, Area Manager, Roads, Transportation and Fleet Services Tel: 07795 455430 E-mail: grant.newbigging@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 25
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Appendix 8 Participatory Budgeting – Update for Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee September 2022 Service Area Education Lead Officer Laura Mitchell Stage 1 : Pre Consultation : • What are we asking the public for their view on (what service is it / description etc)? • How much funding are we asking about? • Who are we asking, • How are we doing this ? • When are we doing this ? • When will we report back ? Progress update since last Area Committee Participatory Budget Allocation: The figures reported at last Area Committee have been updated, with new information we have gathered from schools. The latest figures are as follows: Schools within the Cambuslang and Rutherglen area have collectively allocated £110,071 (approximately 6%) of their £1,819,225 PEF Allocation for participatory budgeting (PB). Appendix 1 shows a breakdown of this for each of the learning communities. Appendix 2 summarises the percentage of PEF allocation that schools have allocated for participatory budgeting – 68% of schools have allocated the minimum 5% of their PEF budget, whilst 32% of schools have allocated more than this. Reported Outcome The Participatory Budgeting Stakeholder Group in each school has led the PB process in their school with the consultation now complete. Appendix 3 outlines the outcome of the vote for each school. This includes Newton Farm Primary School data, which was requested at the last Area Committee. Appendix 4 shows the distribution of spend across the Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area. Appendix 5 outlines the distribution of votes by stakeholders across the Cambuslang and Rutherglen area. Next Steps Schools are now progressing with their spend, to ensure the minimum 5% is spent in full by end of March 2023. The central Equity Team are available to help schools navigate any challenges they face to ensure a full spend before the end of the financial year. Stage 2 : Post Consultation • The outcome of the PB activity • What happens next ? • Further reporting requirements (eg required Committee approval) Following the voting, Education Resources will provide Area Committees with the following: - Summary Report of each school’s PB outcome (available late October/early November) and Local Authority and Area analysis report of this - Case studies of school activity, which has had particular impact/success (ongoing throughout the year) - Detailed Local Authority Financial Report of how PEF money allocated for PB has been spent (May/June 2023) Education Resources will support schools with implementation of this and monitor and track the impact of this activity. Findings will inform any future PB activity within Education Resources. Regular PB Updates and the highlighting of good practice will be communicated to schools via the Equity Hub and through our @SLCEquity Twitter handle. 6 27
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Report Agenda Item Report to: Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee Date of Meeting: 14 December 2022 Report by: Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) Subject: Community Grant Applications 1. Purpose of Report 1.1. The purpose of the report is to:- [purpose] request approval for the allocation of 2 community grants from the Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee 2022/2023 community grant budget [1purpose] 2. Recommendation(s) 2.1. The Committee is asked to approve the following recommendation(s):- [recs] (1) that a community grant be awarded as follows:- (a) Applicant: Cambuslang and District Voluntary Care Club (CR/8/22) Purpose of Grant: Specialist transport and entrance fees Identified Community Benefits: Focused on people and their needs Estimated Cost: £529 Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £529 Recommendation: £529 Amount Awarded: To be determined by the Committee (b) Applicant: Resourceful Ramblers, Rutherglen (CR/9/22) Purpose of Grant: Specialist transport Identified Community Benefits: We work to put people first and reduce inequality Estimated Cost: £1,000 Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £1,000 Recommendation: £1,000 Amount Awarded: To be determined by the Committee ecs] 3. Background 3.1. The Council operates a community grants scheme to support local constituted community groups and voluntary organisations. All applications require to be supported by a constitution, audited accounts or annual income and expenditure accounts, a bank statement, and confirmation that the group/organisation will adhere to the conditions of the grant award. Applications are invited continually throughout the year. 3.2. The main aims of the community grants scheme are to:- 7 37
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fund activities and projects which bring community benefit involve people in the community by bringing them together to enjoy educational, recreational, leisure and other community activities or to improve the local environment 3.3. Support can be provided for a range of activities including administration and publicity costs, purchase of equipment and materials, annual outings and entrance fees, start-up costs and special events. 4. Employee Implications 4.1. None. 5. Financial Implications 5.1. The current position of the community grants for the Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee area in 2022/2023 is as follows:- Total allocation for Community Grants £25,750 Grants previously allocated £8,125 Community grant allocated in this report £1,529 Remaining balance £16,096 6. Climate Change, Sustainability and Environmental Implications 6.1. There are no implications for climate change, sustainability or the environment in terms of the information contained in this report. 7. Other Implications 7.1. The risk to the Council is that grant funding is not utilised for the purpose for which it was intended. This risk is mitigated by internal controls including audit procedures and conditions of grant agreement. 8. Equality Impact Assessment and Consultation Arrangements 8.1. This report does not introduce a new policy, function or strategy or recommend a change to an existing policy, function or strategy and, therefore, no impact assessment is required. 8.2. All the necessary consultation with the community groups has taken place. Paul Manning Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) 28 November 2022 Link(s) to Council Vision/Priorities/Values ♦ Accountable, effective, efficient and transparent. Focused on people and their needs Previous References ♦ Cambuslang and Rutherglen Area Committee – 5 October 2022 List of Background Papers Individual application form 38
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Contact for Further Information If you would like to inspect the background papers or want further information, please contact:- Geraldine Wilkinson, Clerical Assistant Ext: 4818 (Tel: 01698 454818) E-mail: geraldine.wilkinson@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 39
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