Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Highland Council will be held in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Thursday 19 September 2024 at 9.35am.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser 
Head of Legal and Governance

BUSINESS

1.Calling of the Roll and Apologies for Absence
Gairm a’ Chlàir agus Leisgeulan

2. Declarations of Interest/Transparency Statement
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt/Aithris Fhollaiseachd

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should provide some information on the nature of the interest and leave the meeting at the appropriate time.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Recess Powers 
Cumhachdan Fosaidh

Members are asked to note that the recess powers granted at the meeting on 27 June 2024 did not require to be used in relation to the full Council.

4. Notice of Amendment (Planning) – Planning Applications    
Brath Atharrachaidh (Dealbhadh) – Iarrta Dealbhaidh

In order to participate Members will be required to have completed the planning training.  Members are also reminded that during determination of any planning application they must be present throughout the whole of that item in order to be entitled to participate.  

a. Planning Application (23/05927/FUL) (PLN/061/24)

Applicant: Organic Sea Harvest (23/05927/FUL) (PLN/061/24)
Location: Land 1520M NE Of Bridgend Cottage, Flodigarry, Portree, Isle Of Skye (Ward 10).
Nature of Development: Marine Fish Farm - Atlantic Salmon, comprising 10 x 120m circumference pens with 14m x 14m feed barge and ancillary equipment.
Recommendation: GRANT

The North Planning Applications Committee (NPAC) refused planning permission for the above application at its meeting on 7 August 2024.  The following Notice of Amendment was then received on 12 August 2024:

“We the undersigned, being Elected Members of the Highland Council, hereby declare our wish that the decision of the North Planning Applications Committee at its meeting on 7 August 2024 on the above applications (Agenda Item 6.6) be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting of the full Council.

Signed:  Mr R Stewart,Mrs A MacLean,Mr K Rosie,Mrs J MacEwan,Mr M Reiss,Mr A Christie,Mr M Baird,Mrs I MacKenzie,Mr J Grafton,Mr A Jarvie,Mr A Graham,Mrs L Saggers,Mrs T Robertson,Mr P Logue,Ms M MacCallum,Mr J McGillivray,Mr D Gregg,Mrs I Campbell,Mr J Bruce,Mrs T Robertson,Mr A MacKintosh          

In this context, there is circulated separately in Booklet A the following:

i.   Report No PLN/061/24, by the Area Planning Manager – North; and 
ii.  copy of the draft Minute from the meeting of the North Planning Applications Committee held on 7 August 2024.

The Council is invited to consider the Notice of Amendment (Planning) and thereafter determine planning application 23/05927/FUL.

b. Planning Application (23/05931/FUL) (PLN/062/24)

Applicant: Organic Sea Harvest (23/05931/FUL) (PLN/062/24)
Location: Land 1600M East Of Balmaqueen, Isle Of Skye (Ward 10).
Nature of Development: Marine Fin Fish Farm - 10no, 120m circumference plastic pens in 2 x 5 configuration with associated feed barge and ancillary equipment.
Recommendation: GRANT

The North Planning Applications Committee (NPAC) refused planning permission for the above application at its meeting on 7 August 2024.  The following Notice of Amendment was then received on 12 August 2024:

“We the undersigned, being Elected Members of the Highland Council, hereby declare our wish that the decision of the North Planning Applications Committee at its meeting on 7 August 2024 on the above applications (Agenda Item 6.7) be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting of the full Council.

Signed: Mr R Stewart, Mrs A MacLean, Mr K Rosie, Mrs J MacEwan, Mr M Reiss, Mr A Christie, Mr M Baird, Mrs I MacKenzie, Mr J Grafton, Mr A Jarvie, Mr S Mackie, Mr A Sinclair, Mr A Graham, Mrs L Saggers, Mrs T Robertson, Mr P Logue, Ms M MacCallum, Mr J McGillivray, Mr D Gregg, Mrs I Campbell, Mr J Bruce, Mrs T Robertson, Mr A MacKintosh.        

In this context, there is circulated separately in Booklet A the following:

i.  Report No PLN/062/24, by the Area Planning Manager – North; and 
ii. copy of the draft Minute from the meeting of the North Planning Applications Committee held on 7 August 2024.

The Council is invited to consider the Notice of Amendment (Planning) and thereafter determine planning application 23/05931/FUL.

5.Annual Corporate Performance Report 2023/24
Aithisg Choileanaidh Chorporra Bhliadhnail 2023/24

There is circulated Report No. HC/26/24 by the Chief Executive.

The Council is asked to:

i.   scrutinise the report at Appendix 1 which outlines the performance for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024; 
ii.  note that any data not yet available, including the Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF), will be reported to Council at a later date once published; and 
iii. note that a number of actions are now being addressed through projects and workstreams within the Delivery Plan portfolios. 

6. Community Wealth Building Strategy
Ro-innleachd Togail Beairteas Coimhearsnachd

There is circulated Report No. HC/27/24 by the Assistant Chief Executive – Place.

The Council is asked to consider and agree the Community Wealth Building Strategy found at Appendix 2 of the report and note that updates on progress against the action plan will be reported annually to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee. 

7. Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report 2023/24
Aithisg Àrd-Oifigear Obrach Sòisealta 2023/24

There is circulated Report No. HC/28/24 by the Chief Social Work Officer and Executive Chief Officer Health and Social Care.

The Council is invited to note and comment on the issues raised in the Annual Report and the implications for Social Work and Social Care Services within Highland Council and NHS Highland.

8. Resetting the Highland Outcome Improvement Plan (HOIP)
Ag ath-shuidheachadh Plana Leasachaidh Buil na Gàidhealtachd

There is circulated Report No. HC/29/24 by the Chief Executive.

The Council is asked to:

i.   note the final Highland Outcome Improvement Plan for 2024-2027 which can be found at Appendix 2 to the report; 
ii.  note the actions agreed for the HOIP Delivery Plan; and 
iii. agree that updates on progress against the HOIP are considered by the Council annually.  

9. Protocol Governing School Visits by Elected Representatives
Pròtocal a’ Riaghladh Thadhalan Sgoile le Buill Thaghte

There is circulated Report No. HC/30/24 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Council is asked to approve the revised Protocol Governing School Visits by Elected Representatives.

10. Annual Review of Standing Orders Relating to the Conduct of Meetings 
Ath-sgrùdadh Bliadhnail de Ghnàth-riaghailtean a’ Buntainn ri Stiùireadh Choinneamhan

There is circulated Report No. HC/31/24 by the Head of Legal and Governance.

The Council is asked to approve the revised wording and layout of Standing Orders Relating to the Conduct of Meetings as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

11. Question Time    
Àm Ceiste 

There circulated a copy of the Questions received by the Chief Officer – Legal and Corporate Governance along with the responses.

12. Membership of the Council
Ballrachd na Comhairle

The Council is advised that Mr A MacDonald resigned as a Member of the Council with effect from 31 August 2024.

The date of the By-Election for Ward 21 (Fort William and Ardnamurchan) will be tabled at the meeting. 

13. Membership of Committees etc
Ballrachd Chomataidhean msaa 

The Council is advised that Mr D McDonald and Mr A Sinclair have joined Highland Alliance.  On that basis, the political make-up of the Council is now as follows:-

SNP – 21 / Highland Independent – 17 / Scottish Liberal Democrats – 12 / Scottish Conservative and Unionist – 7 / Highland Alliance – 7 / Scottish Green Party – 4 / Labour – 1 / Alba Party - 1.

As a result of recent resignations, the following replacements to Committees have been proposed:-

Climate Change Committee – Mr C Munro
Education Committee – Ms L Dundas
Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee – Mrs M Ross
Housing and Property Committee – Mr D McDonald replace Ms M Smith
South Planning Applications Committee – Mr D McDonald to replace Mr A Sinclair as substitute for Ward 19

14. Appointment of Members to the Highland Licensing
Cur Bhall an Dreuchd gu Comataidh Ceadachd na Gàidhealtachd 

Following the resignation of Mr D Millar from the Highland Licensing Committee, the Committee is asked to agree than Mr R Stewart is appointed, from Ward 10, as one of the six representatives from Wards 1-10.

15. Appointments to Sub-Committees, Working Groups and Outside Bodies etc    
Cur an Dreuchd gu Fo-Chomataidhean, Buidhnean-obrach agus Buidhnean on Taobh A-muigh is Eile

a. Inverness Cromarty Firth Green Freeport Monitoring Group

The Council is asked to agree that Mrs M Reid replace Mrs P Munro on the Inverness Cromarty Firth Green Freeport Monitoring Group, as requested by the Highland Independent Group.

b. Children’s Hearings Scotland – Highland & Moray Area Support Team 

The Highland & Moray Area Support Team oversee the functions of the Highland and Moray Children’s Panels. 

The Council is asked to appoint 1 Member to the Highland & Moray Area Support Team.        

16. Timetable of Meetings    
Clàr-ama Choinneamhan

The Council is also asked to agree that:-

i.  two additional Highland Licensing Committee meetings be held on 10 October and 3 December 2024; and
ii. a Special meeting of the Redesign Board be held on 2 October 2024.
 

17. Deeds Executed    
Sgrìobhainnean Lagha a Bhuilicheadh

There is circulated for noting a list of deeds and other documents executed on behalf of the Council since the meeting held on 27 June 2024.

18. Exclusion of the Public
Às-dùnadh a’ Phobaill

The Council is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public should be excluded from the meeting for items 19-21 only on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

19. Highland Investment Plan – Investment    
Plana Tasgaidh na Gàidhealtachd – Tasgaidh

There is circulated to Members only Confidential Report No. HC/32/24 by the Assistant Chief Executive – Place.

The Council is invited to agree the recommendations as set out in the report.

20. Academy Street, Inverness: Update    
Sràid na h-Acadamaidh, Inbhir Nis: Cunntas às Ùr

There is circulated to Members only Confidential Report No. HC/33/24 by the Assistant Chief Executive - Place.

The Council is invited to agree the recommendations as set out in the report.

21. Reconfiguration of the Senior Leadership Team Highland Council PHASE  2 Update    
Cunntas às Ùr mu CHEUM 2 de dh’Ath-rèiteachadh Àrd-Sgioba Ceannardais Chomhairle na Gàidhealtachd

There is circulated to Members only Confidential Report No. HC/34/24 by the Chief Executive.

The is Council is invited to note the recommendations set out in the report.
 

22. Notices of Motion
Brathan Gluasaid 

The following Notices of Motion have been received by the Head of Legal and Governance – 

(1) At Communities and Place Committee held on September 5th 2024, Police Scotland’s Divisional Commander informed Members that the public telephones outside police stations are to be withdrawn as the technology is obsolete and Police Scotland believe the expense of replacing them is prohibitive, given their current budgets.

Not everyone has a mobile phone and this decision seems retrograde, not taking account of the specific needs and risks of remoter communities.

This Motion calls on the Council Leader to urge Scottish Government and Police Scotland to review this decision and fund it adequately, to ensure public access to the police is not compromised and that lost/found property items can be efficiently handed in to Police Stations as has been the case up to now.

Signed: Mr M Reiss,Mr D McDonald,Mr M Baird  

This motion is not anticipated to have a financial implication to the Council.

(2) The Council notes the importance of the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment in safeguarding the health and well-being of older people in the Highlands. Notes the potential cuts to these essential payments by both the UK and Scottish Governments.

• Notes the Winter Fuel Payment and the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment are lifelines for older people, especially those living in the Highlands, where the cost of living is up to 40% higher compared to other regions.
• Notes these payments are crucial in alleviating the worst impacts of fuel poverty, in a region where approximately 33% of households are living in fuel poverty and 22% of households are in extreme fuel poverty, (nearly double the national average) 
• Notes the removal of the universal approach to the scheme by the Scottish Government will have a disproportionately detrimental impact on the lives of older people living in the Highlands and that the reduction or removal of these payments will lead to increased fuel poverty, worsening health outcomes, and greater pressure on local health and social care services. 
• Agrees the Council leader will write on behalf of the Council to the Scottish Government, urging them to maintain the current eligibility for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.
• Agrees the letters should specifically highlight the unique challenges faced by older people in the Highlands and the potentially devastating consequences of any reduction in financial support during the winter months.

Signed: Mr R Stewart,Mrs I MacKenzie,Mrs B Jarvie     

This motion is not anticipated to have a financial implication to the Council.

(3) MAJOR ELECTRICITY DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

This Council:

NOTES there are a number of major proposed electricity generation, storage and transmission developments, which have been or are likely to be presented to The Highland Council for planning permission, or for a response as a Consultee, in the near future.

ACKNOWLEDGES that, without prejudice to future determinations, such major infrastructure developments are very likely to have significant scheme specific and cumulative environmental and socio-economic impacts upon communities and landscapes within the Highlands. 

RECOGNISES it is desirable that communities across Highland are fully engaged in the consultation and planning process and are suitably empowered to respond on an equal basis given the resources deployed by the developers, SSEN and statutory consultees. 

NOTES that currently these major development applications are not considered in a Highland wide context, rather they are lodged individually in a piecemeal, fragmented fashion and therefore considered individually, without reference to the effects from the entirety of developments across Highland being considered and therefore with a lack of understanding as to what the totality will mean for our communities and our environment. 

THEREFORE, this Council AGREES:

(1) REAL TIME MAPPING - To produce a real time map, publicly available online, showing all the major renewable energy related developments within Council’s knowledge, existing and proposed, including those which are or will come to Council for planning and or the Energy Consents Unit, be they operational, permitted developments or otherwise. In so far as legally permissible, the map will also include an indication of anonymised approaches made to Highland Council for pre-planning advice. This map will therefore present a holistic overview of the applications that are currently in the pipeline, including but not limited to, all proposed electricity generation, storage and transmission developments, grid connection, energy generation stations, BESS, and wind farms.

S95 Officer Financial Assessment: regarding proposal (1) above, there are anticipated to be financial implications associated with the establishment of a real-time mapping tool, as well as ongoing staffing/support/maintenance of the tool.  Further detailed investigation would be required to establish what potential solutions would need to be acquired or developed, and the costs or range of costs which may arise.  

(2) THE APPROACH TO APPLICATIONS
 
(i)  The Leader will continue dialogue with the Scottish Government to ensure that the full cumulative aspect of developments, including the potential grid connection, is considered within the submission of an application under S36 of the Electricity Act for an energy generation station, and for all BESS applications of whatever scale, and the Leader to report regularly to Group Leaders regarding progress, and  

(ii) If an increase in the MW threshold for applications under S36 of the Electricity Act is implemented so that some additional generating stations would fall within the Town and Country Planning Acts, the Council will update its Planning Guidance for such developments to ensure that the cumulative impacts are considered in full, including the grid connection aspects of a development.

S95 Officer Financial Assessment: the proposals as detailed in (2)(i) and (ii) above are assessed as having the potential for additional member and officer time impact, but are not anticipated to result in a financial implication.  

(3) COMMUNITY COUNCIL MAJOR APPLICATION PLANNING TRAINING  

To take urgent action to better equip communities regarding the planning process and how to present their case, by providing planning training to Community Councils by the Planning Advisory Service and external experts specifically regarding such major applications. 

S95 Officer Financial Assessment: the proposal as detailed in (3) above is assessed as having a potential financial implication.  There would be expected to be additional costs associated with the proposed training.  Actual costs would depend on the nature, frequency and delivery method of training, once established. 

(4) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 

Without ever expressing a prior opinion on the determination of any application, to engage with our communities regarding the anticipated environmental and socio-economic impacts, given that some within our communities are concerned about a wide range of issues, and to review what actions the Council can legally take to further ensure that local community views are considered in the planning process and for Officers to present a paper to the next Full Council for consideration.

S95 Officer Financial Assessment: the proposal as detailed in (4) above is assessed as having an expected impact on officer time.  This is not anticipated to result in a financial implication.  

Signed: Mrs H Crawford,Mr D McDonald,Ms K Willis,Mr M Reiss,Mr M Baird,Mrs I MacKenzie, Mrs B Jarvie,Mr R Stewart,Mrs L Saggers

Section 95 Officer assessment of financial implications:

This motion is anticipated to have financial implications to the Council as set out in the highlighted sections above.

(4) Right to Strike 

Council notes the passage of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act  2023, 

1.) This enables employers including those in the public sector to issue work notices to trade unions naming workers required to work to maintain minimum service levels. That workers subject to such a notice who refuse to work lose protection against dismissal for not working. 
2.) Trades Unions whose members subject to such a notice who refuse to work lose immunity from being sued in for damages to the employer for economic loss. 
3.) That the Act could be extended in future to other services for which the Council or ALEO such as High Life Highland are an employer, including education and bus services. 

Council believes that all workers have the right to strike and any attempt to force workers to work against their will and against a legally called strike is an infringement of human rights.

Council therefore resolves that it will not issue work notices to any staff employed by the Council. 

Section 95 Officer assessment of financial implications:

This motion is not anticipated to have a financial implication to the Council.

Signed: Mr R MacKintosh,Mr A Baldrey 

(5) Since agreement by Council in January to write to the UK Govt ministers responsible for the UK Govt 4G digital connectivity programme, the Shared Rural Network (SRN), there has been a change in UK Govt, therefore this motion asks that Council resend the letter to the new UK Govt Ministers asking that they pause and review the SRN programme.

The SRN aims to achieve 95% mobile phone coverage across Britain focusing on geographical coverage rather than population coverage. This makes little sense in the Highland’s uninhabited mountain and upland landscapes. There has also been very little, or no, consultation with communities in Highland to understand their connectivity needs and to identify appropriate locations for SRN masts so that connectivity is improved for rural communities. 

In support of the coalition of community groups and conservation and outdoor recreation organisations in Scotland, this Council agrees to write to the new UK Government Ministers to ask that they pause and review the SRN programme and improve it by: 

1. Consulting with rural communities across Highland to establish their digital connectivity needs first; 
2. Avoiding the Highland’s designated and other environmentally sensitive wild areas;
3. Avoiding construction of new access tracks unless no other method is possible; 
4. Adequately resourcing Local Planning Authorities; and
5. Insisting that mobile operators share existing mast infrastructure, rather than building adjacent masts. 

Signed: Ms K Willis,Mr C Ballance 

Section 95 Officer assessment of financial implications:

This motion is not anticipated to have a financial implication to the Council.

(6) With the launch of the Highland Investment Plan and the significant proposed investment across the Highlands it is incumbent on the Council that all expenditure is done in a responsible and prudent fashion. 

Given that this Council has current debt liabilities of £1.142B which is an increase of some £60M in Q4 alone and with a projected expenditure of £2B over the next 20 years this council will request that the Section 95 officer carries out an investigation into options on how future borrowing can be done in a fashion that will ensure, where possible, that all borrowing is repaid within the lifetime of the loan period. The findings and proposals of this to come back to a future Full Council meeting within this financial year.

The aim of this is to ensure that future borrowing by this Council will not result in a debt burden being left for future Councils and residents of the Highlands to address many years into the future.  

Signed:   Mr R Gale     Mr A Christie 

Section 95 Officer assessment of financial implications:

This motion is not anticipated to have a financial implication to the Council. The investigation would be undertaken within existing Officer time but could impact on other planned work activity.

(7) Nature Restoration Fund

This Council notes that Highland Council has been a major beneficiary of the Nature Restoration Fund (NRF), disbursing £676,000 in the last year alone to community groups, and notes that; 

Highland Council itself received over £21,000 to deliver biodiversity enhancement and habitat restoration projects such as replacing trees killed by ash dieback; the nature and biodiversity crisis particularly affects rural and wildland areas such as Highland; Scotland is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, as highlighted in the 2023 State of Nature Report, with 1 in 9 species threatened with extinction, 75% of our peatlands degraded, swift, curlew, lapwing and kestrel populations declined by more than 50% in the last 30 years; action to tackle the ecological crisis and reverse biodiversity loss is urgently needed. 
Whilst recognising the right of public service workers to receive a fair pay settlement, this Council therefore condemns the Scottish Government decision to divert money from this capital fund to revenue spending, and asks the Council leader to write to the Cabinet Secretary to the Treasury Kate Forbes MSP to request that the Nature Restoration Funding be reinstated from other Scottish Government income.

Signed: Mr C Ballance,Ms K Willis 

This motion is not anticipated to have a financial implication to the Council.

(8) Since the regionalisation of local government in 1973, Community Councils form the most local tier of statutory representation in the Highland region.

Bridging the gap between the local authority and the 156 communities they represent, Community Councils provide a vital forum for putting forward local opinions and community needs.

Although the vast majority of Community Councillors make positive contributions and represent their community to a standard befitting public office, it is regrettable that the local authority must deal with infrequent incidents where that is not the case.

Despite publishing a cohesive Code of Conduct within the Highland Council's scheme of establishment, instances of improper interactions with the local authority (its elected Councillors and Staff), community groups and the general public have and will continue to arise.

When an issue of Community Councillor conduct (either collectively or as an individual) is raised, the guidance refers the matter to the Community Council to address in the first instance, with the only recourse in escalating the matter through the Ward Management structure (now Local Community Development Manager). Even where clear breaches of the Code of Conduct can be demonstrated, there is no such mechanism for the local authority to exert enforcement action.

It is evident that these isolated, but no less significant, incidents therefore present significant challenges to the cohesiveness of Community Council groups, the reputation and credibility of Community Councils with un-resolved standards matters and the likelihood of members of the public putting forward their names for future consideration.

This Council therefore agrees to make representation to the Minister for Local Government, asking that Community Councillors be considered within the Ethical Standard in Public Life (Scotland) Act.

Signed: Mr S Mackie,Mr R Stewart,Mr M Reiss,Mr A Christie     

This motion is not anticipated to have a financial implication to the Council.

23. Confirmation of Minutes 
Daingneachadh a’ Gheàrr-chunntais

There are submitted for confirmation as a correct record the Minutes of Meeting of the Council held on 27 June 2024 as contained in the Volume which has been circulated separately.

24. Minutes of Meetings of Committees
Geàrr-chunntasan Choinneamhan Chomataidhean

There are submitted for confirmation as correct records, for information as regards delegated business and for approval as appropriate, the Minutes of Meetings of Committees contained in Volume circulated separately as undernoted:-

Black Isle and Easter Ross Committee - 5 August 2024
Nairnshire Committee - 5 August 2024
Caithness Committee - 12 August 2024
Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee - 12 August 2024
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer & Lochalsh Committee - 12 August 2024
Housing and Property Committee - 14 August 2024
City of Inverness Area Committee - 19 August 2024
Economy and Infrastructure Committee - 22 August 2024

Starred Item as follows:– 

Item 14 – Membership of the Harbours Management Board - agreed that Ms M Hutchison be appointed to the Harbours Management Board.

Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee - 26 August 2024
Isle of Skye and Raasay Committee - 26 August 2024
Lochaber Committee - 27 August 2024

Starred Item as follows:– 

Item 8 – Fort William Business Improvement District - agreed that Highland Council support the Fort William BID Proposal.

Sutherland County Committee - 27 August 2024
Climate Change Committee - 28 August 2024

Starred Item as follows:– 

Item 5 – Net Zero – Communications and Engagement – agreed to recommend that the Council approve the Net Zero Communications and Engagement Strategy.

Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee - 29 August 2024
Gaelic Committee - 4 September 2024
Comataidh na Gaidhlig - 4 An t-Sultainn 2024    
Communities and Place Committee - 5 September 2024
Corporate Resources Committee - 11 September 2024
Education Committee - 12 September 2024 

Starred Item as follows:– 

Item 11 – Statutory  Consultation: Final Report into Gaelic Medium Catchment Consultation – agreed to recommend to the Council the creation of Gaelic Medium catchment areas for Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, Dingwall Primary School, Millbank Primary School, Inverness Royal Academy, Dingwall Academy, and Nairn Academy, on the basis set out in the report.
 

Minutes of Meetings not included in the Volume are as follows:

i. Recruitment Panel: for noting – held on 8 August (approved by the Panel on 28 Augst 2024) and for approval - 21 August, 28 August and 9 September 2024.