In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be held remotely in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003.  Where possible, the meeting will be live-streamed and available to view at https://north-ayrshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home.  In the event that live-streaming is not possible, a recording of the meeting will instead be available to view at this location.

Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda.

The accuracy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 27 April 2021 will be confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (copy enclosed).

Submit report and receive presentation by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) on the overall performance of the 2019 and 2020 North Ayrshire Council school leavers as highlighted in the INSIGHT benchmarking tool, and Curriculum for Excellence attainment levels in literacy and numeracy for 2019 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) on Curriculum for Excellence Broad General Education (BGE) attainment levels of care experienced learners in 2019, Senior Phase attainment of care experienced learners for 2019 and 2020, and post-school participation of care experienced learners (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Communities and Education) to seek approval for the Education Service’s Standards and Quality report for the academic year 2019-20 and to update the Cabinet on the future approach to performance reporting (copy enclosed).

Submit a report by the Head of Service (Democratic Services) on the Equalities Mainstreaming and Outcomes Report 2019-20 and Equality Outcomes 2021-2025 (copy enclosed).

Submit a report by the Head of Service (Finance) on Procurement activity for the period 2019/20 and outline progress during 2020-21 on the use of local suppliers in Procurement activity (copy enclosed).

Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) on the proposed Inclusive Economy Dashboard (copy enclosed).

Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) on the progress and next steps in relation to the Second Cycle of the Ayrshire Flood Risk Management Strategy and Ayrshire Flood Risk Management Plan (copy enclosed).

Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) on the proposed Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy 2021-23 (copy enclosed).

Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) on the Council’s first Electric Vehicle Strategy (2021-2025) and the introduction of a tariff for the public use of Electric Vehicle charging points (copy enclosed).

Submit a report by the Director (Growth and Investment) on the development of proposals for Ayrshire Growth Deal investment in the Great Harbour, Irvine (copy enclosed).

Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent.

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Elected Members

Joe Cullinane (Chair)
John Bell (Vice-Chair)
Robert Foster
Alex Gallagher
Louise McPhater
Jim Montgomerie

Church Representatives

Mr Andrew Bruce
Mr Ian Haining
Ms Babs Mowat

Teaching Representative

Ms Jackie MacKenzie

Youth Council Representatives