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South Lanarkshire Council · 18 February 2026
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Tuesday, 10 February 2026 Dear Councillor Social Work Resources Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Wednesday, 18 February 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 Margaret B Walker (Chair), Kirsty Williams (Depute Chair), Joe Fagan (ex officio), Alex Allison, John Anderson, Walter Brogan, Robert Brown, Archie Buchanan, Mathew Buchanan, Janine Calikes, Maureen Devlin, Colin Dewar, Mary Donnelly, Allan Falconer, Elise Frame, Celine Handibode, Graeme Horne, Mark Horsham, Martin Hose, Eileen Logan, Hugh Macdonald, Catherine McClymont, Carol Nugent, John Ross, Graham Scott, David Watson Substitutes John Bradley, Maureen Chalmers, Margaret Cooper, Margaret Cowie, Geri Gray, Susan Kerr, Richard Lockhart, Elaine McDougall, Mark McGeever, Davie McLachlan, Richard Nelson, Bert Thomson
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Social Work Resources Committee held on 19 November 2025 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 3 - 10 Monitoring Item(s) 3 Social Work Resources - Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/2026 and Probable Outturn Joint report dated 27 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) and Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 11 - 20 4 Social Work Resources - Capital Budget Monitoring 2025/2026 Joint report dated 21 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) and Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 21 - 24 5 Social Work Resources – Workforce Monitoring – 1 October to 31 December 2025 Joint report dated 15 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) and Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 25 - 32 Item(s) for Noting 6 South Lanarkshire Justice Social Work Community Payback Annual Report 2024/2025 Report dated 12 January 2026 by the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 33 - 64 7 Consultation on Change to Release Point for Short-Term Prisoners - Response Joint report dated 9 February 2026 by the Director, Health and Social Care and Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources). (Copy attached) 65 - 76 8 The Care Home Services (Visits to and by Care Home Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 Call for Views – Response Report dated 9 February 2026 by the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 77 - 82 Urgent Business 9 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: 07385 403101 Clerk Email: elizabeth-anne.mcgonigle@southlanarkshire.gov.uk