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North Ayrshire Council · 7 June 2022
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Cabinet A Meeting of the Cabinet of North Ayrshire Council will be held in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Cunninghame House, Irvine, KA12 8EE on Tuesday, 07 June 2022 at 14:30 to consider the undernoted business. 1 Declarations of Interest Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda. EDUCATION ITEMS FOR DECISION 2 Educational Achievement of Care Experienced Learners in North Ayrshire in 2021 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) on (a) Curriculum for Excellence Broad General Education (BGE) attainment levels of care experienced learners in 2021; (b) Senior Phase attainment of care experienced school leavers in 2021; and (c) Post- school participation of care experienced learners (copy enclosed). 3 School Attainment Results 2021 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) on (a) the overall performance of the 2021 North Ayrshire Council school leavers as highlighted in the INSIGHT benchmarking tool; and (b) Curriculum for Excellence attainment levels in literacy and numeracy for 2021 (copy enclosed). GENERAL BUSINESS FOR DECISION Reports by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) 4 Community Asset Transfer Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) seeking approval for the transfer of ownership of Thornhouse Avenue Tennis Courts, Irvine to Irvine Tennis Club (copy enclosed).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 5 Child Poverty Report 2021/22 & Action Plan 2022/23 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) seeking approval for (a) The North Ayrshire Child Poverty Report 2021- 22 and Action Plan 2022-23; (b) The submission of the report to the Scottish Government and the publication on the North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership website; (c) The proposal to develop a strategy to tackle child poverty, covering the period 2023-26; (d) The introduction of a “Tackling Child Poverty” Board to agree, monitor and deliver our local strategy in relation to the wide-ranging proposals within the Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, to be chaired by the Council Leader; and (e) Permission to propose North Ayrshire as a “Pathfinder” local authority in tackling child poverty, as described in the Scottish Government delivery plan (Best Start, Bright Futures: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2022 to 2026) (copy enclosed). Reports by the Chief Executive 6 Appointment of Champions Submit a report by the Head of Service (Democratic Services) on the appointment of five Champions to represent Young People, Mental Health, Older People, Veterans and Carers (copy enclosed). 7 Revenue Budget 2021/22: Financial Performance to 31 March 2022 Submit a report by the Head of Service (Finance) on the financial performance for the Council at 31 March 2022 (copy enclosed). 8 Capital Programme Performance to 31 March 2022 Submit a report by the Head of Service (Finance) on progress in delivering the Capital Investment Programme for 2021/22 (copy enclosed). 9 Strategic Risk Register 2022/23 Submit a report by the Head of Service (Finance) seeking approval of the Strategic Risk Register for 2022/23 (copy enclosed). Reports by the Executive Director (Place) 10 Regeneration Delivery Plan Funding Proposals 2022/23 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) seeking approval for the 2022/23 Regeneration Delivery Plan funding proposals (copy enclosed). 11 North Ayrshire’s Local Employability Partnership - No One Left Behind Delivery Plan Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) on North Ayrshire’s Local Employability Partnership and seeking approval of the proposed North Ayrshire ‘No One Left Behind’ Delivery Plan (copy enclosed).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 12 UK Shared Prosperity Fund Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) and seeking agreement on the Council’s approach to developing- an investment plan to secure funding from the three-year programme (copy enclosed). 13 North Ayrshire Economic COVID Recovery Fund Submit a joint report by the Executive Director (Place) and the Executive Director (Communities & Education) on the Economic COVID Recovery Fund and seeking agreement for the proposed North Ayrshire Economic COVID Recovery Fund Investment Plan (copy enclosed). 14 Urgent Items Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent. Webcasting Please note: this meeting may be filmed for live and subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site. At the start of the meeting, the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being live-streamed/webcast. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 2018. Data collected during the live-stream/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 seating areas will not be filmed. However, by entering the Council Chambers and using the press or public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and consenting to the use and storage of those images and sound recordings and any information pertaining to you contained in them for webcasting or training purposes and for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available to the public. If you do not wish to participate in a recording, you should leave the meeting at this point. This will constitute your revocation of consent. 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 Cabinet Sederunt Elected Members Marie Burns (Chair) Shaun Macaulay (Vice-Chair) Scott Davidson Tony Gurney Alan Hill Margaret Johnson Christina Larsen Church Representatives Mr Andrew Bruce Ms Elizabeth Turbet Teaching Representative Ms Jackie MacKenzie Youth Council Representatives Chair: Apologies: Attending: