Policy and Sustainability Committee - Tuesday 21 October 2025, 10:00am - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts
Policy and Sustainability Committee
Tuesday, 21st October 2025 at 10:00am
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Start of webcast
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Lesley Macinnes
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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3. Deputations
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3 a) Deputations
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Lesley Macinnes
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Deputation
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Cllr Neil Cuthbert
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Deputation
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Lesley Macinnes
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Deputation
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Alan Beal
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Deputation
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Lesley Macinnes
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Lesley Macinnes
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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4. Minutes
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4 a) Minutes
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5. Forward Planning
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5 a) Work Programme
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5 b) Rolling Actions Log
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Vicky Nicolson
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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6. Business Bulletin
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6 a) Business Bulletin
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Gillie Severin
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Nareen Turnbull
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Cllr Vicky Nicolson
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Vicky Nicolson
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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7. Items for Decision
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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7 a) Updated response to all-party motion: Health and Social Care Reform in Edinburgh
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Christine Laverty
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Mr Andrew Hall
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Alan Beal
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Christine Laverty
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Mr Andrew Hall
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Cllr Alan Beal
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Mr Andrew Hall
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Lesley Macinnes
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Christine Laverty
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Vicky Nicolson
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Cllr Lesley Macinnes
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Alan Beal
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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7 b) 2030 Climate Strategy Update
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Neil Cuthbert
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Council Officer
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Cllr Neil Cuthbert
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Council Officer
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Alan Beal
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Council Official
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Council Officer
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Council Officer
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Gillie Severin
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Council Officer
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Cammy Day
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Council Officer
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Cllr Cammy Day
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Gillie Severin
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Tim Jones
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Council Officer
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Council Officer
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Cammy Day
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Cllr Lesley Macinnes
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Alan Beal
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Neil Cuthbert
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Tim Jones
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Tim Jones
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Vicky Nicolson
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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7 c) Risk Management Policy, Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance statement
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Council Officer
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Council Officer
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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7 d) Petition for Consideration: Edinburgh Council commitment to 100% plant-based food for internal catering of meetings and events
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Gillie Severin
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Gillie Severin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Council Officer
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Cammy Day
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Neil Cuthbert
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Council Officer
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Cammy Day
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Danny Aston
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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7 e) Responding to the Edinburgh Safer Drug Consumption Facility Feasibility Study
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Cllr Danny Aston
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Council Officer
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Cllr Cammy Day
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Council Officer
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Council Officer
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Council Officer
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Council Officer
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Vicky Nicolson
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Danny Aston
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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8. Items for Scrutiny
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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8 a) Arm's Length External Organisation (ALEO) Governance Framework - Phase 2
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Gavin King (Democracy, Governance and Resilience Senior
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Cllr Danny Aston
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Gavin King (Democracy, Governance and Resilience Senior
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Cllr Danny Aston
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Paul Lawrence
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Gavin King (Democracy, Governance and Resilience Senior
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Danny Aston
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Tim Jones
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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8 b) Best Value - Self Evaluation Framework
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Deborah Smart
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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8 c) Digital and Smart City Strategy Update
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Vicky Nicolson
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Heather Robb
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Heather Robb
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Nicola Harvey
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Danny Aston
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Danny Aston
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Iain Whyte
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Alan Beal
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Nicola Harvey
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Heather Robb
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Heather Robb
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Vicky Nicolson
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Paul Lawrence
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Heather Robb
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Heather Robb
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Chas Booth
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
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8 e) Edinburgh Integration Joint Board Update Report
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Christine Laverty
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Mr Andrew Hall
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Jamie Macrae (Clerk)
Agenda item :
9. Motions
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9 a) By Councillor Cuthbert - Response to Board of Deputies Commission on Antisemitism
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Cllr Neil Cuthbert
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Cllr Tim Jones
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Edward Thornley
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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Cllr Neil Cuthbert
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Jane Meagher
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