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Moray Council · 26 August 2025
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Corporate Committee Tuesday, 26 August 2025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Corporate Committee is to be held at Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX on Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 09:30. BUSINESS 1. Sederunt 2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests * 3. Minutes of meeting of 10 June 2025 7 - 10 4. Written Questions ** 5. Revenue Budget Monitoring to 30 June 2025 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and Finance) 11 - 40 6. Capital Plan 2025-2026 Quarter 1 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and Finance) 41 - 54 7. Trust Funds Summary Expenditure 2024-25 Estimated Disposable Income 2025-26 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and Finance) 55 - 62 8. Best Value Action Plan Review and Progress Reporting Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 63 - 104
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9. Best Value Transformation Thematic Review Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 105 - 144 10. Transformation Strategy Development Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 145 - 168 11. Employee Survey 2025 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 169 - 186 12. Workforce Planning Report Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 187 - 200 13. Mainstreaming Report and Equalities Outcomes Update Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 201 - 242 14. Digital Strategy 2025 - 2028 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 243 - 256 15. Data Protection Policy v2.0 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 257 - 274 16. Community Council Scheme of Establishment Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 275 - 324
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Summary of Corporate Services Committee functions: To regulate, manage and monitor the finances of the Council both capital and revenue; to deal with staffing policies and practices other than for teaching staff; to deal with equal opportunities policies and practices; to deal with procurement policies and priorities; to deal with all matters relating to the Council’s duty to initiate, maintain and facilitate Community Planning; to ensure that the organisation, administrative and management processes of the Council are designed to make the most effective contribution to achieving the Council’s objectives; to provide all central support services; to exercise the functions of the Council in connection with the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages; to deal with valuation and electoral registration matters. Watching the Meeting You can watch the webcast live by going to: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_43661.html Webcasts are available to view for 1 year following the meeting. You can also attend the meeting in person. If you wish to attend in person, please come to the High Street entrance door and a member of staff will let you into the Chamber.
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GUIDANCE NOTES * Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on the Agenda, and if so on which item(s). A prior decision shall be one that the individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision. Any such prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting. ** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any relevant and competent business within the specified remits not already on the agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee Services by 12 noon two working days prior to the day of the meeting. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be published on the Council’s committee management system by 4pm the day before the meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been published, ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter at the meeting, but no discussion will be allowed. No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within 7 working days.
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MORAY COUNCIL Corporate Committee SEDERUNT Councillor Donald Gatt (Chair) Councillor Kathleen Robertson (Depute Chair) Councillor Theresa Coull (Member) Councillor John Cowe (Member) Councillor John Divers (Member) Councillor Jérémie Fernandes (Member) Councillor Sandy Keith (Member) Councillor Elaine Kirby (Member) Councillor Scott Lawrence (Member) Councillor Marc Macrae (Member) Councillor Paul McBain (Member) Councillor Shona Morrison (Member) Councillor Bridget Mustard (Member) Councillor Derek Ross (Member) Councillor Draeyk van der Horn (Member) Clerk Name: Tracey Sutherland Clerk Telephone: 07971 879268 Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk