Governance, Risk and Best Value Committee - Thursday 22 January 2026, 10:00am - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts
Governance, Risk and Best Value Committee
Thursday, 22nd January 2026 at 10:00am
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Start of webcast
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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1. Order of Business
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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2. Declaration of Interests
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Rachel Gentleman
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2 a) Declaration of Interests
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3. Deputations
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3 a) Deputations
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4. Minutes
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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4 a) Minutes
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5. Outstanding Actions
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5 a) Outstanding Actions
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6. Work Programme
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6 a) Work Programme
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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7. Business Bulletin
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Rachel Gentleman
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7 a) Business Bulletin
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8 a) Internal Audit: Audit Outcomes November 2025 to January 2026
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Deborah Smart
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Paul Lawrence
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Katrina Faccenda
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Gareth Barwell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Paul Lawrence
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Laura Calder
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Laura Calder
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Nicola Harvey
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Deborah Smart
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Christine Laverty
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Council Officer
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Council Officer
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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8 a) Internal Audit: Audit Outcomes November 2025 to January 2026
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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8 b) Internal Audit Activity Report: January 2026
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Deborah Smart
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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8 c) Internal Audit Open and Overdue Internal Audit Actions – Performance Dashboard as at 5 January 2026
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Christine Laverty
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Christine Laverty
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Christine Laverty
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Council Officer
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Amanda Hatton
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Council Officer
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Laura Calder
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Amanda Hatton
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Deborah Smart
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Laura Calder
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Deborah Smart
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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8 d) The City of Edinburgh Council - 24/25 Annual Audit (external) follow up actions
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Deborah Smart
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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8 e) Internal Audit Update - referral from the EIJB Audit and Assurance Committee
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Rachel Gentleman
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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8 f) Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring 2025/26: months five and seven
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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8 g) Council and Committee Statistics
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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8 h) Education and Justice Services Annual Assurance Schedule
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Amanda Hatton
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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9. Referral Reports
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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9 c) Accessibility of Committee Reporting - referral from the Policy and Sustainability Committee
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Laura Calder
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Cllr Phil Doggart
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Nicola Harvey
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Deborah Smart
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Katrina Faccenda
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gavin King
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Gavin King
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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9 d) Progressing the Council's thematic transformation programme - referral from the Policy and Sustainability Committee
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Simita Kumar
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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9 g) 2030 Climate Strategy - referral from the Policy and Sustainability Committee
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Rachel Gentleman
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Rachel Gentleman
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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10 a) Motion by Councillor Ross - Spend to Save Reserve
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kevin McKay
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10 b) Motion by Councillor Ross - Empowered Learning - Filtering
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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10 c) Motion by Councillor Caldwell - Whistleblowing 500 Papers
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Cllr Jack Caldwell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Joanna Mowat
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Cllr Claire Miller
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Cllr Kate Campbell
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Webcast Finished
- 4.1 - GRBV Minute - 6 November 2025, opens in new tab
- 5.1 - GRBV Outstanding Actions - January 2026, opens in new tab
- 6.1 - GRBV Committee Work Programme 2025-26 - 22 January 2025, opens in new tab
- 7.1 - Business Bulletin - GRBV 220126, opens in new tab
- 8.1 - IA - Audit Outcomes November 2025 to January 2026_GRBV_220126, opens in new tab
- 8.2 - IA Activity Report Jan GRBV, opens in new tab
- 8.3 - IA Open and Overdue IA Actions – Performance Dashboard as at 5 January 2026, opens in new tab
- 8.4 - The City of Edinburgh Council – 2024-25 Annual Audit Report – follow-up actions, opens in new tab
- 8.5 - Internal Audit Update Report referral from EIJB AA 22 Jan 2025, opens in new tab
- Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring 2025-26 months five and seven v2, opens in new tab
- 8.7 - Council and Committee Statistics, opens in new tab
- 8.7 - Appendix 1 - Council & Committee Statistics, opens in new tab
- 8.8 - Education and Justice Services Annual Assurance Schedule, opens in new tab
- 8.8 - Appendix 1 - Education and Justice Services Annual Assurance Schedule, opens in new tab
- 9.1 - The EDI Group - Annual Update for the Year - referral from Housing, opens in new tab
- 9.2 - Treasury Management - Mid-Year Report 2025-26 – referral from the City of Edinburgh Council, opens in new tab
- 9.3 - Accessibility of Committee Reporting – referral from the Policy and Sustainability Committee, opens in new tab
- 9.4 - PTCTT - Referral from P&S to GRBV, opens in new tab
- 9.5 - Capital Theatres Performance Report 2024-25 - referral from Culture and Communities Committee, opens in new tab
- 9.6 - Edinburgh International Conference Centre – annual update - F&R - GRBV, opens in new tab
- 9.7 - 2030 Climate Strategy - Referral from P&S to GRBV, opens in new tab
- 9.8 - Budget Strategy and Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2025-30 – Progress Update - referral from the City of Edinburgh Council, opens in new tab
- 10.1 - Motion - Cllr Ross - Spend to Save Reserve, opens in new tab
- 10.2 - Motion - Cllr Ross - Empowered Learning - Filtering, opens in new tab
- 10.3 - Motion - Composite - Whistleblowing 500 papers, opens in new tab
- Motions and Amendments - GRBV - 22 Jan 2026, opens in new tab
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