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South Lanarkshire Council · 10 September 2025
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Council Offices, Almada Street        
Hamilton, ML3 0AA 
Tuesday, 02 September 2025 
Dear Councillor 
Finance and Corporate Resources Committee 
The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be
held as follows:- 
Date:  Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Time:  14:00
Venue: Hybrid - Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton,
ML3 0AA 
The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. 
Yours sincerely 
Paul Manning
Chief Executive 
Members 
Lesley McDonald (Chair), Walter Brogan (Depute Chair), Celine Handibode (Depute Chair), Joe
Fagan (ex officio), Alex Allison, Mathew Buchanan, Andy Carmichael, Maureen Chalmers, Margaret
Cooper, Andrea Cowan, Maureen Devlin, Mary Donnelly, Grant Ferguson, Gladys Ferguson-Miller,
Graeme Horne, Martin Hose, Ross Lambie, Katy Loudon, Hugh Macdonald, Catherine McClymont,
Elaine McDougall, Mark McGeever, Mo Razzaq, John Ross, Graham Scott, Kirsty Williams 
Substitutes
Archie Buchanan, Poppy Corbett, Colin Dewar, Ross Gowland, Gavin Keatt, Susan Kerr, Martin
Lennon, Richard Lockhart, Richard Nelson, Carol Nugent, Norman Rae, Helen Toner, David
Watson

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BUSINESS 
1 Declaration of Interests 
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting
Minutes of the Finance and Corporate Resources Committee of 11 June 2025
submitted for approval as a correct record.  (Copy attached) 
5 - 12 
Monitoring Item(s) 
3 Finance and Corporate Resources - Revenue Budget Monitoring 2024/2025
Report dated 12 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
13 - 24 
4 Finance and Corporate Resources - Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/2026
Report dated 12 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
25 - 36 
5 Finance and Corporate Resources Committee - Capital Budget Monitoring
2024/2025
Report dated 11 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
37 - 40 
6 Finance and Corporate Resources - Capital Budget Monitoring 2025/2026
Report dated 11 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
41 - 44 
7 Finance and Corporate Resources – Workforce Monitoring – 1 April to 30
June 2025
Report dated 4 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
45 - 52 
8 Council-wide Workforce Monitoring – 1 April to 30 June 2025
Report dated 4 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
53 - 72 
9 Treasury Management Activity – 2025/2026 First Quarter Review
Report dated 13 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
73 - 80 
Item(s) for Decision 
10  Finance and Corporate Resources' Workforce Plan 2025 to 2027
Report dated 5 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
81 - 126 
11  Learning and Development Strategy 2025 to 2027
Report dated 7 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
127 - 152 
12  Prudential Indicators, Treasury Management Activity and Annual
Investment Report 2024/2025
Report dated 20 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
153 - 174

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13  Revenue Collection and Approval for Write Offs
Report dated 20 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
175 - 180 
14  Short Term Lets Licence Fees for New Application Types
Report dated 4 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
181 - 184 
Item(s) for Noting 
15  Reserves Strategy
Report dated 14 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
185 - 190 
16  Common Good Update Report
Report dated 15 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
191 - 198 
17  Council Tax Paperless Billing
Report dated 7 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
199 - 202 
18  Money Matters Advice Service Annual Report 2024/2025
Report dated 20 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
203 - 238 
Urgent Business 
19  Urgent Business
Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. 
For further information, please contact:-
Clerk Name: Carol Lyon
Clerk Telephone: 07385370065
Clerk Email: carol.lyon@southlanarkshire.gov.uk