We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Clackmannanshire Council in Scotland across 36 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Emergency housing and welfare spend
The response has generated immediate procurement and spend on temporary accommodation, removals and storage, cleaning, transport, food parcels, childcare, and other welfare support for affected reside…
“Out of those 97, we have 43 households who have been receiving more intensive support for a variety of reasons. And as as you can imagine with the num…”
Support insurance claims
The council and ABI are helping affected residents navigate insurers, providing letters, incident numbers, and individual support. Residents can also obtain independent advice from Citizens Advice and…
“We've also established the operational framework which um provides um a kind of critical path if you like for people that have insurance in terms of w…”
Housing and staff capacity strain
Housing and welfare staff are working extended hours, weekends, and out of hours to manage the incident, causing pressure on normal services and requiring rota changes, rest breaks, and support for st…
“there has been considerable effort um in contribution from housing um staff um in terms of our response alongside um officers from across the council …”
Emergency support framework
The council established an operational framework for resident support, including criteria for access to support, handling of insurance-related cases, and escalation where insurers do not cooperate. Th…
“So um in terms of the million pound, it is quite clear and the first minister's letter is attached to the to the report. So you can see that the first…”
Review accommodation supply
The council is actively reviewing temporary accommodation availability, including council voids, university accommodation, and potential property purchases, with Scottish Government discussions ongoin…
“we're regularly reviewing what is available. Um and so that is how we we had the move to you know be able to access the university accommodation becau…”
Severe medium-term funding gap
The council reported a highly challenging financial outlook, with an indicative funding gap of £10.1m in 2027-28 rising to £24.5m over the medium term. The report links this to ongoing demand, inflati…
“This report provides members with an update on the council's medium-term financial strategy following the 2627 budget and sets out the proposed approa…”
£1m Scottish Government fund
The Scottish Government provided £1 million for the incident. Officers explained the money is for support to the incident and has been used mainly for emergency accommodation, removals, storage, techn…
“we've received a million pounds from the Scottish government and I was wondering if you could just provide some information on how much of the funding…”
Monitor and reconcile spend
The council has set a single accounting code for incident expenditure, with invoices coded to it and authorised centrally. Officers will also capture staffing costs, and Scottish Government expects re…
“So um we've established a single code um a single accounting code in the council. Uh all the um specific invoices that come are coded against that cod…”
Council financial exposure risk
Officers warned that the £1 million allocation will likely be exceeded quickly because accommodation, storage, and related support costs are substantial and the duration of the incident remains uncert…
“as leader of the council, I suppose I'm quite concerned about the impact on council finances moving forward. And I wonder if there has been any estima…”
Standard football extended-hours conditions
The board adopted a consistent approach to all football-related extended-hours applications by requiring ticketed entry, cessation of alcohol sales 15 minutes after the final whistle, and premises clo…
“So I think it's an important point here that probably do want to hear what is the plan for each premises in terms of you know if people are going outs…”
Ticketing required for events
The board repeatedly decided that extended-hours football events should be ticketed, both to support planning and monitoring and to give a consistent control measure across venues. This becomes a mand…
“I think I think in terms of the manager the vast majority of premises that we've chosen to make this application are going to have a relatively small …”
Trust in manager condition
For Trust in, members raised concern that there may not be a premises manager in post for the event. The board agreed an amended condition requiring a premises manager to be appointed and either that …
“I have no difficulty with this but I just want to check something the local understand that at this moment in time they may not have a premises manage…”
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