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North Ayrshire Council · 23 August 2024
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board A meeting of the Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board of North Ayrshire Council will be held remotely on Friday, 23 August 2024 at 14:00 to consider the undernoted business. Meeting Arrangements - Fully Remote This meeting will be held remotely in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003. Where possible, the meeting will be live-streamed and available to view at https://north-ayrshire.public- i.tv/core/portal/home. In the event that live-streaming is not possible, a recording of the meeting will instead be available to view at this location. 1 Declarations of Interest Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda. 2 Minutes The accuracy of the Minutes of Ordinary meeting of the Partnership held on 25 April 2024 will be confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (copy enclosed). 3 AGD Internal Audit Annual Report 2023/24 Submit report by the Chief Auditor (East Ayrshire Council) providing for noting an annual report on internal audit activity in line with obligations laid out in Ayrshire Growth Deal (AGD) Governance Document (copy enclosed). 4 AGD Internal Audit Annual Plan 2024/25 Submit report by the Chief Auditor (East Ayrshire Council) providing for noting an annual consolidated internal audit plan in line with obligations laid out in Ayrshire Growth Deal (AGD) Governance Document (copy enclosed).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 5 Ayrshire Growth Deal (AGD) - AGD Economic Modelling Update Submit report by the Head of Economic Growth (East Ayrshire Council) providing an update on the AGD Economic Modelling used by the PMO and the accessing an enhanced service from the Glasgow Intelligence Unit. 6 Ayrshire Growth Deal (AGD) - Programme Risk Register Update - June 2024 Submit report by the Head of Economic Growth (East Ayrshire Council) providing an update on the AGD Programme Risk Register. 7 Urgent Items Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent. 8 Exclusion of the Public - Paras 9 & 10 Resolve in terms of Section 50(A)4 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude from the Meeting the press and the public for the following item of business on the grounds indicated in terms of Paragraphs 9 & 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act. Non Disclosure of Information In terms of Standing Order 21 (Disclosure of Information), the information contained within the following report is confidential information within the meaning of Section 50A of the 1973 Act and shall not be disclosed to any person by any Member or Officer. 9 Exempt Item Ayrshire Growth Deal – Programme Update Submit report by the Head of Economic Growth (East Ayrshire Council) advising of the progress of the Ayrshire Growth Deal up to the end of June 2024 (copy sent under separate cover).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Webcasting Please note: this meeting may be filmed/recorded/live-streamed to the Council's internet site and available to view at https://north-ayrshire.public- i.tv/core/portal/home, where it will be capable of repeated viewing. At the start of the meeting, the Provost/Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed/recorded/live-streamed. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 2018. Data collected during the webcast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s published policy, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site. Generally, the press and public will not be filmed. However, by entering the Council Chambers and using the press or public seating area, you acknowledge that you may be filmed and that any information pertaining to you contained in the video and oral recording of the meeting will be used for webcasting or training purposes and for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available to the public. In making this use of your information the Council is processing data which is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest If you have any queries regarding this and, in particular, if you believe that use and/or storage of any particular information would cause, or be likely to cause, substantial damage or distress to any individual, please contact dataprotectionofficer@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board Sederunt Councillor Marie Burns North Ayrshire Council Councillor Joe Cullinane North Ayrshire Council Councillor Anthony Gurney North Ayrshire Council Craig Hatton North Ayrshire Council Russell McCutcheon North Ayrshire Council Louise Kirk North Ayrshire Council Councillor Douglas Reid East Ayrshire Council Councillor Iain Linton East Ayrshire Council Councillor Maureen McKay East Ayrshire Council Stephen Canning (sub) East Ayrshire Council Councillor Barry Douglas (sub) East Ayrshire Council Councillor William Lennox (sub) East Ayrshire Council Eddie Fraser East Ayrshire Council Richard Grieveson East Ayrshire Council Joseph McLachlan East Ayrshire Council David McDowall East Ayrshire Council Graham Saunders East Ayrshire Council Councillor Martin Dowey South Ayrshire Council Councillor William Grant South Ayrshire Council Councillor Bob Pollock South Ayrshire Council Mike Newall South Ayrshire Council George Hunter South Ayrshire Council Simon Foster Spirit Aerosystems Derek McCrindle Scottish Enterprise Angela Cox Ayrshire College Chair: Apologies: Attending:
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Paul Zealey Skills Development Scotland Claire Baird Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce Alastair Dobson Taste of Arran Gillian Docherty University of Strathclyde Morag Goodfellow Highland and Islands Enterprise Craig Hume Utopia Computers Allison Rice Scottish Government Christopher McLeish Scottish Government Laura Barker UK Government Leslie Brennan UK Government Kevin Kane Strathclyde University Hisashi Kuboyama Federation of Small Businesses Johnny Mone University of West of Scotland Milan Radosavljevic University of West of Scotland Malcolm Roughead Visit Scotland Ian Welsh Third Sector