Social Value Ideas for Renfrewshire Council

Summer to Fund grants

The council launched the Summer to Fund small grants programme, offering grants of up to £3,000 to local groups delivering free activities for children and families. Officers reported 32 applications …

“We've also been working hard with partners over the last few weeks to coordinate this year's Summer to Fund program, which we're trying to link this y…”

Child poverty remains severe

The council highlighted a fall in relative low income child poverty but accepted that 3,900 children still live in poverty, with very high concentrations in some areas. This underlines a severe social…

“However, let me be clear, that still equates to 3900 children growing up in poverty across Renfrewshire. In some parts of Renfrewshire, child poverty …”

Summer Fun activities funding

Officers said the board was waiting for final approval of funding allocation to deliver summer fun activities in Fergusley, with communications ready to launch immediately after the meeting. This is a…

“We're planning to launch them subsequent to the meeting today. We were just waiting for final approval from the board in relation to the funding alloc…”

Council has no direct decision-making role in IJB service proposals

Marin and Milldale day centres are run by the Health and Social Care Partnership through the Integration Joint Board (IJB), not by the council directly. Therefore, the council cannot make decisions ab…

“the Marin and Milldale centres are run by the HSCP through the IJB. That's why and Councillor Hughes has already referred to the motion that was consi…”

Refer Milldale day centre petition to Integration Joint Board for decision

The Petitions Board has agreed to refer the petition regarding Milldale and Marin day centres back to the Integration Joint Board (IJB) for final decision-making, rather than for the council to take d…

“So does the panel agree then we'll go with option C, refer it back to another organisation, the Health Social Care Partnership? To make these? Yeah, y…”

Judicial review and service merger decision impacting vulnerable adult day centre provision

A petition with nearly 4,000 signatures has been raised regarding the proposed merger of Marin and Milldale day centres run by the Health and Social Care Partnership through the Integration Joint Boar…

“33 of these adults are not going to get any service at all because they're in social housing. They're not going to get anything at all. That's their f…”

Planning Application Withdrawal - Former TA Building Facade Demolition

Planning application 24/0749LB for demolition of retained facade of former TA building was formally withdrawn by the applicant on 2 December 2024, the day before the scheduled Planning and Climate Cha…

“the applicant withdrew the application formally yesterday afternoon and served us notice of this late on yesterday afternoon”