Highland Council

ScotlandNo overall control · SNP-led● Actively Monitored

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Meetings analysed169

Opportunities535

Pressures428

Active topics

IT & Digital126↓Construction & Building Works62↓Professional Services52↓Highways & Transport35↓Utilities & Energy28↓Corporate & Business Support24↓Housing21↑Environmental Services19↑Democracy & Elections17↑Economic Development & Business Support17↓Education11↑Facilities Management9↑

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104 transcripts · 1,030 insights in the last 12 months · busiest week w/c 3 Nov · 4 meetings, 47 signals this week

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Council snapshot

Type: Unitary authority
Control: No overall control · SNP-led 74 seats
Population: 237,260 ONS 2025
Service budget: £768m 2026-27
Spend per resident: £3,236

Social careEducationHighwaysHousingWaste collectionWaste disposalPlanning

Where the money goes

Education£400m · 52%
Adult social care£167m · 22%
Children’s social care£63m · 8%
Highways & transport£45m · 6%
Environment & waste£37m · 5%

Share of net revenue expenditure, Scottish Government provisional outturn and budget estimates, 2026-27.

Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have been national bodies since 2013 and public health sits with the NHS boards, so none of the three appears here. Social work is a single figure, most of which is a payment to the local integration joint board rather than services the council runs directly.

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