Meeting Details Meeting Summary Committee: Perth and Kinross Council Date/Time: 14 Jan 2026 - 10:00 to 16:00 Status: Occurred Venue: the Council Chamber Add to my Calendar Recordings of Meeting: Perth and Kinross Council - 14 January 2026 (Part 1) Perth and Kinross Council - 14 January 2026 (Part 2) DocumentsMembers AttendanceOther AttendeesDeclarations of Interests Documents Agenda Contents (215Kb) Agenda Document Pack - Perth and Kinross Council - 14/01/2026 (18291Kb) Agenda Public Items 1 Welcome and Apologies 2 Declarations of Interest 3 Minutes 3(i) Minute of Meeting of Pre-Determination Committee of 10 December 2025 for Approval (copy herewith) Minute of Meeting of Pre-Determination Committee of 10 December 2025 for Approval (131Kb) 3(ii) Minute of Meeting of Perth and Kinross Council of 10 December 2025 for Approval (copy herewith) Minute of Meeting of Perth and Kinross Council of 10 December 2025 for Approval (211Kb) 4 Notice of Motions 4(i) Motion on Buskers Code of Conduct (copy herewith) Motion on Buskers Code of Conduct (68Kb) 5 Outstanding Business Statement (copy herewith 26/8) Outstanding Business Statement (117Kb) 6 The Historic Tinker Experiment - An Apology Report by Strategic Lead - Housing and Communities (copy herewith 26/9) The Historic Tinker Experiment - An Apology (278Kb) 7 Armed Forces Covenant Progress Report Report by Strategic Lead - Housing and Communities (copy herewith 26/10) Armed Forces Covenant Progress Report (238Kb) Appendix 1 - Perth and Kinross Council - Armed Forces Covenant Action Plan 2025-26 (108Kb) Appendix 2 - List of Civic Dates for Veteran and Armed Forces Events 2024-25 (112Kb) Appendix 3 - Case Study Example - Veterans Employability Support (81Kb) 8 Equalities Mainstreaming Report 2025-29 Report by Strategic Lead - Housing and Communities (copy herewith 26/11) Equalities Mainstreaming Report 2025-29 (233Kb) Appendix 1 - Perth and Kinross Council Equality Mainstreaming Report 2025-29 (694Kb) Appendix 2 - Equality Case Study Examples (131Kb) 9 Health and Social Care Financial Recovery Update Report by Director Integrated Health and Social Care/ Chief Officer (copy herewith 26/12) Health and Social Care Financial Recovery Update (355Kb) 10 Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report 2024-25 Report by Chief Social Work Officer (copy herewith 26/13) Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report 2024-25 (225Kb) Appendix 1 - Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report 2024-25 (8810Kb) 11 Perth and Kinross Adult Protection Committee Annual Report 2024/25 Report by Strategic Lead - Children, Families and Justice (copy herewith 26/14) Perth and Kinross Adult Protection Committee Annual Report 2024-25 (238Kb) Appendix 1 - Adult Protection Committee Annual Report 2024-25 (2999Kb) 12 Perth and Kinross Child Protection Committee Standards and Quality Report 2024/25 Report by Strategic Lead - Children, Families and Justice (copy herewith 26/15) Perth and Kinross Child Protection Committee Standards and Quality Report 2024-25 (223Kb) Appendix 1 - Perth and Kinross CPC Standards and Quality Report 2024-25 (4279Kb) Appendix 2 - Perth and Kinross CPC Improvement Plan 1 January 2025 - 31 July 2028 and Progress Report as (397Kb) Appendix 3 - Perth and Kinross CPC Improvement Plan 1 January 2025 - 31 July 2028 and Progress Report as (133Kb) Appendix 4 - Perth and Kinross Executive Summary of the CPC Standards and Quality Report and I 2024-2025 (325Kb) 13 Scottish Parliament Elections - 7 May 2026 - Designation of Polling Places For reasons outwith the control of the Council, two approved polling places are unavailable for the Scottish Parliament Election that will take place on 7 May 2026. Therefore, Council is asked to agree the following changes: Upper Springlands to the Gannochy Community Centre (temporary change) Craigie Church Hall to Darnhall Tennis Club (permanent change) 14 Appointments to Committees/Outside Bodies (copy to follow) 15 Elected Members Briefing Notes Council is asked to note the following Elected Members Briefing Notes that have been issued to elected Members since the previous Council meeting: 5 December Pilot project to encourage good behaviour on school buses Additional Meeting Documents Minute of Meeting of Perth and Kinross Council of 14 January 2026 (166Kb) Members Attendance Attended - Committee Members Name 12 Page 1 of 2, items 1 to 25 of 38. Bailie Chris Ahern Councillor Hugh Anderson Bailie Alasdair Bailey Councillor Liz Barrett Councillor Peter Barrett Councillor Bob Brawn Bailie Rhona Brock Councillor Steven Carr Councillor Andy Chan Councillor Dave Cuthbert Councillor Stewart Donaldson Councillor Eric Drysdale Councillor John Duff Councillor Angus Forbes Councillor Michelle Frampton Councillor Neil Freshwater Councillor Ken Harvey Councillor David Illingworth Councillor Noah Khogali Councillor Grant Laing Councillor Iain MacPherson Councillor Carol Mair Councillor Ian Massie Councillor Sheila McCole Provost Xander McDade Attended - Other Members Name No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting. Apologies NameReason for Sending Apology Councillor Keith Allan Councillor Ian James Absent NameReason for Absence No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting. Declarations of Interests Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting. Other Attendees Also in attendance at the above meeting were: T Glen, Chief Executive; L Simpson, Strategic Lead - Legal and Governance; E Ritchie, Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities; S Walker, Strategic Lead – Finance and Business Support; J Pepper, Director Integrated Health and Social Care/Chief Officer; A Singh, Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice; D McPhee (Housing and Communities), Z Robertson, J Menzies, D Mitchell, I Wilkie andC Jolly (Health and Social Care Partnership), S Cooper andJ Baker (both Children, Families and Justice); S Rodger, S Hendry, A Brown and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance); G Binnie, Independent Chair Perth and Kinross Child Protection Committee and Perth and Kinross Adult Protection Committee. Also in Attendance: Stewart family and McPhee family (for Item 6).