West Lothian Council Agenda - 17 November 2026, 10:00 
A meeting to be held at Council Chambers, West Lothian Civic Centre, Livingston, EH54 6FF at 10:00 on 17 November 2026.
For further information please contact Val Johnston at committeeservices@westlothian.gov.uk
| Number | Item |
|---|---|
| Public Session | |
| 1 | Apologies for Absence |
| 2 | Declarations of Interest - Members must declare any interests they have in the items of business for consideration at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda items and the nature of their interests. View Papers |
| 3 | Order of Business, including notice of urgent business and declarations of interest in any urgent business The Provost will invite members to identify any such reports, and any motion contained in the list of amalgamated motions for recognition of an achievement, they wish to have fully considered, which failing they will be taken as read and their recommendations approved. The Provost will also invite members to confirm if supplementary questions are to be asked in respect of Formal Questions |
| 4 | Minutes :- |
| (a) | Confirm Draft Minutes of Meeting of West Lothian Council held on Tuesday 22 September 2026 (herewith) |
| (b) | Correspondence arising from previous decisions (herewith) View Papers |
| (c) | Note Minutes of Meeting of Audit Committee held on Friday 26 June 2026 (herewith) View Papers |
| (d) | Note Minutes of Meeting of Performance Committee held on Monday 31 August 2026 (herewith) View Papers |
| (e) | Note Minutes of Meeting of Education (Quality Assurance) Committee held on Tuesday 01 September 2026 (herewith) View Papers |
| (f) | Note Minutes of Meeting of Governance and Risk Committee held on Thursday 11 June 2026 (herewith) View Papers |
| (g) | Note Minutes of Meeting of Employee Appeals Committee (Private) held on Monday 24 August 2026 (herewith) View Papers |
| (h) | Note Minutes of Meeting of Employee Appeals Committee (Private) held on Monday 05 October 2026. |
| (i) | Note Minutes of Meeting of West Lothian Leisure Advisory Committee held on Thursday 05 March 2026 (herewith) View Papers |
| (j) | Note Minutes of Meeting of West Lothian Leisure Advisory Committee held on Thursday 30 April 2026 (herewith) View Papers |
| (k) | Note Minutes of Meeting of West Lothian Leisure Advisory Committee held on Thursday 25 June 2026 (herewith) View Papers |
| Public Items for Information | |
| 5 | Information Monitors - Question to Council Leader submitted by Councillor Pauline Orr (herewith) View Papers |
| 6 | EVAC Chair - Question to Council Leader submitted by Councillor Pauline Orr (herewith) View Papers |
| Public Items for Decision | |
| 7 | Election Business |
| 8 | West Lothian Local Development Plan 1 (LDP1) Delivery Programme - report by Chief Executive (herewith) View Papers |
| 9 | Treasury Management - Interim Report at 30 September 2026 - report by Director of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 10 | Notice of Motion - Stolen bins should be replaced free of charge where reported to the council with a police crime reference number - submitted by Councillor Angela Doran-Timson (herewith) View Papers |
| 11 | Notice of Motion - Additional Support Needs - submitted by Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick (herewith) View Papers |
| 12 | Notice of Motion - Promoting Equality, Respect and Safeguards for Women in Local Government - submitted by Councillor Moira McKee Shemilt (herewith) View Papers |
| 13 | Notice of Motion - Community Facilities – Exemptions from Charges - submitted by Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick (herewith) View Papers |
| 14 | Notice of Motion - Charitable Food Providers - submitted by Councillor Mary Dickson (herewith) View Papers |
| 15 | Notice of Motion - Recognition of an Achievement :- |
| (a) | Congratulations to the Lochside Larder - submitted by Councillors Pauline Orr and Pauline Clark (heerewith) View Papers |
| Public Items for Information | |
| 16 | Documents for Execution |
| 17 | Chief Social Work Officer's Annual Report 2025/26 - report by Head of Social Work (herewith) View Papers |