Department of Business Operations and Partnerships
Director: Louise Pringle
Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG
Phone: 0141 577 3000
website: www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Date: 14 October 2025
When calling please ask for: Barry Tudhope (Tel: 0141 577 3023)
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TO: Provost Montague; Deputy Provost Campbell; and Councillors Anderson, Bamforth,
Buchanan, Convery, Devlin, Edlin, Ireland, Lunday, Macdonald, McHale, McLean,
Merrick, Morrison, O’Donnell, Pragnell and Wallace.

MEETING OF EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
A meeting of the East Renfrewshire Council will be held in the Windsor Suite
Ballroom, 1st Floor Eastwood House, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG on

Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 5.00 p.m.

The agenda of business is as listed below.
Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Provost will make a statement
that the meeting will be webcast live and recorded for later, publicly accessible
archive viewing.
Yours faithfully
Louise Pringle
LOUISE PRINGLE
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda.

3. MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING – 25 SEPTEMBER 2025
Submit for approval as a correct record and signature the Minute of the Meetings of
the Council held on (a) 10 September 2025 and (b) 25 September 2025 (copies
attached, pages 5 – 18).

4. MINUTE VOLUME (Issued Under Separate Cover)
Submit for approval as a correct record the Minutes of Meetings for the period 4
September 2025 to 7 October 2025.

5. ITEM REMITTED TO THE COUNCIL
(i) AMENDMENT TO TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR 2025-26
Report by Head of Finance (Chief Financial Officer) (copy attached, pages 19
– 26) (Audit and Scrutiny Committee – 25 September 2025).
Audit & Scrutiny Committee Recommendation:
That the amended Treasury Management Strategy Report for 2025/26,
reflecting a more proportional approach whilst continuing to meet the
requirements of the CIPFA Treasury Management Code, be approved.

6. QUESTIONS TO CONVENERS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN
Submit question from Councillor Gordon Wallace to the Convener for Environment and
Housing in the following terms:
“Can the Convener advise what procedures are in place to verify the accuracy of
supporting statements submitted by applicants as part of the planning process -
particularly where such statements are material to policy compliance (for example,
assessments of alternative sites, land ownership, or claimed public benefits)?
In the event that any such information is later found to be false or materially misleading, what powers does the Council have to investigate, take corrective action, or review the outcome of a planning approval already granted?”

7. STATEMENTS BY CONVENERS AND REPRESENTATIVES ON JOINT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

8. PROVOST’S ENGAGEMENTS
Report by Director of Business Operations and Partnerships (copy attached, page 27
– 28).

9. CHIEF SOCIAL WORK OFFICER’S ANNUAL REPORT 2024/25
Report by the Chief Social Work Officer (copy attached, pages 29 – 72).

10. HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP – CHARGING FOR NON-
RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES IN 2026/27
Report by Chief Officer, Health and Social Care Partnership (copy attached, pages 73
– 120).

11. THE EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL (RESIDENTIAL STREETS) (20MPH
SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2025
Report by Director of Environment (copy attached, pages 121 – 184).

12. EASTWOOD LEISURE CENTRE
Report by Director of Environment (copy attached, pages 185 – 192).


PUBLIC ACCESS TO THIS MEETING OF EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
There are three options available to members of the press and public to view this meeting of East Renfrewshire Council.

Option 1: View a Live Broadcast of Council Meeting
Meetings of the full Council are broadcast live, and you can access the live broadcast at:

eastrenfrewshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home

Option 2: View a Recording of Council Meeting
Council meetings are also recorded and published on the Council’s YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/user/eastrenfrewshire within 24 hours of the meeting.

Option 3: In Person Attendance at Council Meeting
At this Council meeting there will be public access available in two locations within Eastwood House:

• Windsor Suite Ballroom (Located on the 1st Floor of Eastwood House) – where the
meeting is taking place, there will be limited seating in a small public gallery.

• Cinema Room (Located on the Ground Floor of Eastwood House) – where a live
broadcast of the meeting will be shown on a large screen.

Spaces in both the Windsor Suite Ballroom and the Cinema Room are limited and will be
allocated by booking on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public who wish to attend must book in advance by contacting the Democratic Services Team on Tel: 0141
577 3033 or by emailing: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Important Notice for Attendees in the Windsor Suite Ballroom
Due to the layout, anyone entering the small public gallery in the Windsor Suite Ballroom should be aware that they are likely to appear on the livestream and video recording.
By attending in person, you are giving consent to be filmed and included in the publicly accessible webcast and archive footage.

This document can be explained to you in other languages and can be provided in
alternative formats such as large print and Braille. For further information, please
contact Customer First on 0141 577 3001 or email
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You can read papers/reports on Council webpage here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/council-221025