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South Lanarkshire Council · 18 March 2026
Back to Housing and Technical Resources Committee — 18 March 2026 and its agenda
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Tuesday, 10 March 2026 Dear Councillor Housing and Technical Resources Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Wednesday, 18 March 2026 Time: 10:00 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 Davie McLachlan (Chair), Margaret Cowie (Depute Chair), Joe Fagan (ex officio), Walter Brogan, Archie Buchanan, Mathew Buchanan, Janine Calikes, Gerry Convery, Margaret Cooper, Andrea Cowan, Maureen Devlin, Colin Dewar, Allan Falconer, Grant Ferguson, Gladys Ferguson-Miller, Alistair Fulton, Ross Gowland, Geri Gray, Martin Lennon, Richard Lockhart, Julia Marrs, Kenny McCreary, Norman Rae, Kirsten Robb, David Shearer, Kirsty Williams Substitutes Robert Brown, Mary Donnelly, Monique Equi, Elise Frame, Martin Hose, Cal Johnston- Dempsey, Susan Kerr, Eileen Logan, Richard Nelson, Helen Toner, Margaret B Walker, David Watson
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Housing and Technical Resources Committee held on 17 December 2025 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 5 - 18 3 Minutes of Special Meeting Minutes of the special meeting of the Housing and Technical Resources Committee held on 21 January 2026 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 19 - 22 Monitoring Item(s) 4 Housing and Technical Resources - Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/2026 and Probable Outturn - (Excl Housing Revenue Account (HRA)) Joint report dated 17 February 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance and Corporate Resources) and (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 23 - 30 5 Housing and Technical Resources - Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/2026 and Probable Outturn - Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Joint report dated 17 February 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance and Corporate Resources) and (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 31 - 34 6 Housing and Technical Resources - Capital Budget Monitoring 2025/2026 (excl Housing Revenue Account (HRA)) Joint report dated 18 February 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance and Corporate Resources) and (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 35 - 38 7 Housing and Technical Resources – Capital Budget Monitoring 2025/2026 (Housing Revenue Account) Joint report dated 20 February 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance and Corporate Resources) and (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 39 - 42 8 Housing and Technical Resources – Workforce Monitoring – 1 October to 31 December 2025 Joint report dated 3 February 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance and Corporate Resources) and (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 43 - 50 Item(s) for Decision 9 Housing Allocation Policy – Local Letting Initiative to Support Council Tenants Living in Larger Sized Homes to Downsize to a Smaller Property Report dated 19 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 51 - 56
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10 Housing Allocation Policy – Local Letting Plans 2026/2027 Report dated 5 February 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 57 - 64 11 Asylum and Refugee Resettlement Funding Joint report dated 24 February 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance and Corporate Resources) and (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 65 - 68 12 Canderavon Care Home – Community Asset Transfer to Smile Children’s Charity SCIO Report dated 21 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 69 - 74 13 Coulter Community Hall – Community Asset Transfer to Coulter Community Trust Report dated 21 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 75 - 80 14 Policy and Strategy Review Schedule Report dated 16 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 81 - 84 15 Additional One-Off Investments from the Council Budget 2026/2027 Report dated 4 March 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 85 - 90 Item(s) for Noting 16 Homeless Pressures Update Report dated 26 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 91 - 96 17 Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 – Survey of LA Housing Departments Relating to Financial Memorandum Costs for Homelessness Prevention Measures Report dated 14 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 97 - 106 18 Health and Safety Compliance Report dated 3 March 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 107 - 112 19 Delegated Authority Report – Update Report dated 21 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 113 - 116 Urgent Business 20 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent.
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For further information, please contact:- Clerk Name: Laura Cunningham Clerk Telephone: 07385 370044 Clerk Email: laura.cunningham2@southlanarkshire.gov.uk