Social Value Ideas for South Lanarkshire Council
We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for South Lanarkshire Council in Scotland across 46 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Ongoing budget gap to 2029
The medium-term revenue strategy shows a revised budget gap of £26.5 million over 2027/28 and 2028/29, driven by inflation, pay, utilities, insurance, and other pressures, partly offset by savings, pe…
“So our budget gap over those two years is GBP 42,800,000, so GBP 23,300,000 for twenty seventwenty eight and GBP 19,500,000 for twenty eighttwenty nin…”
Year-end underspend and reserve transfers
The council closed 2025/26 with a £3.1 million revenue underspend and approved a series of reserve transfers, including £1 million to support the Marmot response, £30,000 for youth/family/community le…
“So firstly, revenue, and this is our year end report for twenty fivetwenty six. What we'll do in this report is pick up that final position for the fi…”
Register concern on appliance cut
The committee agreed to formally register its concern about the removal of Hamilton's extra appliance, after members argued that it could leave the locality vulnerable during concurrent incidents.
“Okay, Kenny McCary again. >> Thanks, chair. Thanks, chair. this last time the officers attended here obviously presenting what they have to present th…”
Hamilton remains one-appliance station
The committee discussed the Scottish Fire and Rescue service delivery review outcome for Hamilton. Officers confirmed that the temporary reduction to one appliance will remain permanent, citing three …
“So you'll be aware of the service delivery review outcomes which were uh voiced in the 22nd. Um so for Hamilton Hamilton's second appliance will not b…”
Annual accounts sent to audit
The unaudited 2025/26 annual accounts were approved for submission to Audit Scotland. Officers said the accounts reflected a year-end transfer from reserves of £656,000, down £66,000 from the probable…
“Speaker 2: Thank you, convener. So this is the final report in the trilogy, I suppose, the sequence of reports. So this is now our annual report and a…”
Year-end revenue underspend and reserves
The committee noted a year-end revenue underspend after approved reserve transfers, including a transfer to manage anticipated insurance premium increases and carry-forwards for discretionary housing …
“This is the first of four financial monitoring reports on starting with Item five on Page 21, and this one is the year end revenue report for the reso…”
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