West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council — 22 September 2026
West Lothian Council
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On the agenda
- 1Apologies for Absence
- 2Declarations of Interest - Members must declare any interests they have in the items of business for consideration at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda items and the nature of their interests.
- 3Order of Business, including notice of urgent business and declarations of interest in any urgent business
- 4Minutes :-
- (a)Confirm Draft Minutes of Meeting of West Lothian Council held on Tuesday 19 May 2026 (herewith)
- (b)Confirm Draft Minutes of Special Meeting of West Lothian Council held on Thursday 18 June 2026 (herewith)
- (c)Correspondence arising from previous decisions (herewith)
- (d)Note Minutes of Meeting of Audit Committee held on Friday 20 March 2026 (herewith)
- (e)Note Minutes of Meeting of Performance Committee held on Monday 11 May 2026 (herewith).
- (f)Note Minutes of Meeting of Performance Committee held on Monday 22 June 2026 (herewith).
- (g)Note Minutes of Meeting of Employee Appeals Committee (Private) held on Thursday 19 March 2026 (herewith)
- (h)Note Minutes of Meeting of Employee Appeals Committee (Private) held on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
- (i)Note Minutes of Meeting of Employee Appeals Committee (Private) held on Monday 15 June 2026 (herewith)
- (j)Note Minutes of Meeting of Joint Consultative Group (Teaching Staff) (Private) held on Friday 20 February 2026 (herewith).
- (k)Note Minutes of Meeting of Governance and Risk Committee held on Monday 02 March 2026 (herewith)
- (l)Note Minutes of Meeting of Education (Quality Assurance) Committee held on Tuesday 10 March 2026 (herewith)
- (m)Note Minutes of Meeting of Education (Quality Assurance) Committee held on Tuesday 28 April 2026 (herewith)
- (n)Note Minutes of Meeting of Education (Quality Assurance) Committee held on Tuesday 02 June 2026 (herewith)
- 5Webcasting of Meetings - Question to Council Leader submitted by Councillor Moira McKee Shemilt (herewith)
- 6Temporary Staff - Question to Council Leader submitted by Councillor Pauline Orr (herewith)
- 7Gully Cleaning Schemes - Question to Executive Councillor for Environment and Sustainability submitted by Councillor Andrew McGuire (herewith)
- 8Feminine Products - Question to Council Leader submitted by Councillor Angela Doran-Timson (herewith)
- 9Election Business
- 10West Lothian Council Annual Accounts 2025-26 :-
- (a)Annual Audit Report to Members and the Controller of Audit 2025/26 - report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- (b)Audit Scotland Cover Letter - Audit of Accounts 2025-26 - letter by Audit Scotland (herewith)
- (c)Annual Audit Report to Members and the Controller of Audit - year ended 31 March 2026 - report by Audit Scotland (herewith)
- (d)West Lothian Council - Annual Accounts Year Ended 31 March 2026 (herewith)
- 11Appointment of a Lay Member to Audit Committee - report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- 12Integration Joint Board - Appointment of Member - report by Chief Executive
- 13Notice of Motion - Plant-Based Food – Saving Money, Increasing Choice - submitted by Councillor Maria MacAulay (herewith)
- 14Notice of Motion - Safety Awareness of e-bikes and off-road bikes - submitted by Councillor Maria MacAulay (herewith)
- 15Notice of Motion - Public Sector Reform - submitted by Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick (herewith)
- 16Notice of Motion - River Sewage Pollution - submitted by Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick (herewith)
- 17Notice of Motion - Funding for St Kentigern's Academy - submitted by Councillor Andrew McGuire (herewith)
- 18Notice of Motion - Planning Applications - submitted by Councillor Pauline Orr (herewith)
- 19Notice of Motion - SSPCA Invitation - submitted by Councillor Alison Adamson (herewith)
- 20Notice of Motion - Recognition of an Achievement :-
- (a)Congratulations to Chris Corry - Low Port Music Linlithgow - submitted by Councillors Pauline Orr and Maria MacAulay (herewith)
- (b)Congratulations to Murdoch Kennedy - submitted by Councillors Pauline Orr and Maria MacAulay (herewith)
- (c)Congratulations to Armadale Thistle Football Club - submitted by Councillors Susan Manion and Andrew McGuire (herewith)
- (d)Congratulations to Bob McMillan - submitted by Councillors Pauline Orr and Maria MacAulay (herewith)
- (e)Congratulations to Mary Benson - submitted by Councillors Maria MacAulay and Moira McKee Shemilt (herewith)
- (f)Congratulations to Doris Cefferty - submitted by Councillors Maria MacAulay and Pauline Orr (herewith)
- 21Documents for Execution
- 22Treasury Management - Annual Report for 2025/26 - report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith)
- 23Senior Officer Appointment Committee - Post of Head of Social Work/Chief Social Work Officer - report by Depute Chief Executive (herewith)
- 24Corporate Governance 2025/26 - Annual Report for Members - report by Chief Executive (herewith)
- 25Action Taken in terms of Standing Order 31 (Urgent Business)
- (a)To provide approval with regards to Ban on Smart Phones and Similar Devices in West Lothian Schools - report by Chief Executive (herewith)
- (b)To provide approval for the Remitting of Planning Application No.0998/FUL/25 to Development Management Committee - report by Chief Executive (herewith)