Meeting Details

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Meeting Summary

Committee:

Midlothian Council

Date/Time:

24 Feb 2026 - 11:00 to 13:00

Status:

Scheduled

Venue:

Normandy Court/ Hybrid

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Agenda Contents (129Kb)
Agenda Document Pack - Midlothian Council - 24/02/2026 (7298Kb)

Agenda

Meeting Info

Welcome Introduction And Apologies

Welcome

Order Of Business

Order of Business

Including notice of new business submitted as urgent for consideration at the end of the meeting.

Declaration Of Interest

Declarations of interest

Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest.

Deputations

No items for discussion

Minutes

5.1

Minute of the Midlothian Council meeting of 16 December 2025 - submitted for approval (254Kb)

5.1 Shona Robison 161225_Redacted (159Kb)

Private Minute Addendum of the Midlothian Council meeting of 16 December 2025 - submitted for approval

5.2

Minute Volume Index - submitted for consideration (145Kb)

5.3

Public Action Log (122Kb)

Private Action Log

Questions To The Council Leader

6.1

Local Growth Fund, submitted by Councillor Peter Smaill (72Kb)

Motions

7.1

Newtongrange Welfare Park Centenary Celebrations (189Kb)

7.2

Conservative Group Motion (117Kb)

Public Reports

8.1

Financial Monitoring 2025/26 - General Fund Revenue, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer (220Kb)

8.1a Appendix 1 (103Kb)
8.1b FM Report Appendix 2 (84Kb)

8.2

Housing Revenue Account - Rent Setting Strategy 2026/27-2028/29, report by Executive Director Place (267Kb)

8.3

Tenant Satisfaction Survey Results 2025, report by Executive Director Place (384Kb)

8.3a MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL- TENANT SATISFACTION FINAL REPORT - 2025 (647Kb)

8.4

Housing Revenue Account - Revenue Budget 2025/26 - 2026/27 and Capital Plan 2025/26 - 2028/29, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer (120Kb)

8.4a HRA Appendix Q3 2025_26 (61Kb)

8.5

General Services Capital Plan 2025/26 Quarter 3 Monitoring and 2026/27 to 2029/30 Budgets, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer (264Kb)

8.6

Treasury Management and Investment Strategy and Prudential Indicators, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer (344Kb)

8.7 Fees and Charges 2026/27 - Discussion Paper, report by Chief Officer Corporate Solutions (to follow)

8.8 Variation of Council Tax for Unoccupied Dwellings, report by Chief Officer Corporate Solutions (to follow)

8.9

Transformation Blueprint - Theme 3 - Workplaces of the Future: Relocation of Gorebridge Library, report by Chief Officer Corporate Solutions (144Kb)

8.10

Additional Public Holiday for Scotland in Football World Cup 2026, report by Executive Director Place (139Kb)

8.11 Medium Term Financial Strategy, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer (to follow)

8.12

Midlothian School Admissions Policy: Update, report by Executive Director Children Young People and Partnerships (Acting) (195Kb)

8.13

Mount Esk Nursery Consultation, report by Executive Director Children Young People and Partnerships (Acting) (315Kb)

8.13b Appendix B - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland (HMIES) Report (112Kb)

8.14

Local Review Body - Nomination of Member, report by Chief Officer Corporate Solutions (152Kb)

8.15

Local Growth Fund, report by Executive Director Place (199Kb)

8.16

Edinburgh, the Lothians and Scottish Borders MAPPA Annual Report for 2024/2025, report by Head of Adult Services and Chief Social Work Officer (153Kb)

8.17

Annual Procurement Report 2024/25, report by Chief Officer Corporate Solutions (119Kb)

8.17a Appendix 1 - Regulated Procurement Overview (164Kb)
8.17b Appendix 2 - Future Procurements (122Kb)
8.17c Midlothian Council Annual Procurement Report 2024 - 2025 Final (196Kb)

Exclusion of Members of the Public

(A) TO CONSIDER RESOLVING TO DEAL WITH THE UNDERNOTED BUSINESS IN PRIVATE IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPHS 9 AND 13 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 7A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1973 - THE RELEVANT REPORTS ARE THEREFORE NOT FOR PUBLICATION; AND

(B) TO NOTE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SUCH RESOLUTION, INFORMATION MAY STILL REQUIRE TO BE RELEASED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004.

Private Reports

9.1 Mavisbank House - Compulsory Purchase Order, report by Executive Director Place

9.1a Appendix B - Private

Date Of Next Meeting

Date of next meeting

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 31 March 2026.

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members

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Attended - Other Members

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Apologies

Name	Reason for Sending Apology
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Absent

Name	Reason for Absence
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member Name	Item Ref.	Details	Nature of Declaration	Action
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

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Webcast

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