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South Lanarkshire Council · 27 February 2024
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Council Offices, Almada Street        
Hamilton, ML3 0AA 
Monday, 19 February 2024 
Dear Councillor 
Equal Opportunities Forum 
The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Forum to be held
as follows:- 
Date:  Tuesday, 27 February 2024
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 
Mo Razzaq (Chair), Mark McGeever (Depute Chair), Janine Calikes, Ross Clark, Poppy Corbett,
Margaret Cowie, Grant Ferguson, Monique McAdams, Kirsten Robb, Bert Thomson 
Substitutes
Mathew Buchanan, Cal Johnston-Dempsey, Gavin Keatt, Richard Lockhart, Katy Loudon, Norman
Rae

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BUSINESS 
1 Declaration of Interests 
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting
Minutes of the meeting of the Equal Opportunities Forum held on 22 November
2023 submitted for approval as a correct record.  (Copy attached) 
3 - 6 
Item(s) for Consideration 
3 Autism - Let's All Understand
Presentation by Ramon Hutchingson, ARCH Coordinator, Autism Resources
Coordination Hub (ARCH) 
4 Annual Report on Mainstreaming Equalities and Diversity – Social Work
Resources 2022-2023
Report dated 19 December 2023 by the Director, Health and Social Care. 
(Copy attached) 
7 - 16 
5 BSL Position in Schools Update
Verbal update by A Bell, Team Leader, Consultation, Organisational
Development and Equality (Finance and Corporate Resources) 
6 Date of Next Meeting - Wednesday 8 May 2024 
Urgent Business 
7 Urgent Business
Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. 
For further information, please contact:-
Clerk Name: Elizabeth-Anne McGonigle
Clerk Telephone: 07385403101
Clerk Email: elizabeth-anne.mcgonigle@southlanarkshire.gov.uk