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Moray Council · 4 November 2025
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Corporate Committee 
Tuesday, 04 November 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, 04
November 2025 at 09:30. 
BUSINESS 
1. Sederunt 
2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests * 
3. Resolution
Consider, and if so decide, adopt the following resolution:
"That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland)
Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded
from the meeting for Items 16 - 19 of business on the grounds that it
involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the class
described in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.”   
4. Minutes of meeting of 26 August 2025 7 - 12
5. Written Questions ** 
6. Annual Procurement Report for 2024-25
Report by the Chief Executive  
13 - 34
7. Information Governance Annual Report 2024-2025
Report by the Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations  
35 - 56
8. Annual Complaints Handling Annual Report 2024-25
Report by the Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations  
57 - 72

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9. Unacceptable Customer Actions Policy
Report by the Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations  
73 - 94
10. Property Performance Indicators Report
Report by the Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations    
95 -
100
11. Performance Report - Financial Services - Period to
September 2025
Report by the Chief Executive  
101 -
106
12. Performance Report - GSP - Period to September 2025
Report by the Executive Director Education, Housing and Communities    
107 -
112
13. Performance Report - HR ICT OD - Period to September
2025
Report by the Executive Director Education, Housing and Communities  
113 -
120
14. Best Value Action Plan Review and Progress Reporting
Report by the Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations  
121 -
142
15. Corporate Risk Register Update
Report by the Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations  
143 -
172 
Item(s) which the Committee may wish to consider with the
Press and Public excluded   
16. Voluntary Early Retirement Report [Para 1]
• 1. Information relating to staffing matters; 
17. Rent Rebate Keith
• 4. Information relating to any applicant or recipient of any financial
assistance provided by the Authority; 
18. Public Trust Site in Forres [Para 9]
• 9. Information on terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the
Authority;

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19. Common Good Site in Forres [Para 9]
• 9. Information on terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the
Authority; 
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
5pm three working days prior to the day of the meeting, please see Standing Order
36 for deadlines.  A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be
published on the Council’s committee management system by 12pm the day
before the meeting.  The Member who has put the question may, after the answer
has been published, may 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 Marc Macrae  (Chair)
Councillor Kathleen Robertson  (Depute Chair)  
Councillor Theresa Coull  (Member)
Councillor John Cowe  (Member)
Councillor Jérémie Fernandes  (Member)
Councillor Donald Gatt  (Member)
Councillor Sandy Keith  (Member)
Councillor Elaine Kirby  (Member)
Councillor Scott Lawrence  (Member)
Councillor Paul McBain  (Member)
Councillor Shona Morrison  (Member)
Councillor Bridget Mustard  (Member)
Councillor Derek Ross  (Member)
Councillor Draeyk van der Horn  (Member)
Councillor Ben Williams  (Member)  
Clerk Name: Tracey Sutherland
Clerk Telephone: 07971 879268
Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk