Decision details

(a)      Approves the Lord Provost (or one other Elected Member) plus one officer to attend High Wind 2026 in Stavanger, Norway between 9 - 11 March 2026, as an addition to the travel agreed for 2025/26 at Finance and Resources Committee on 12 February 2025 and within existing budget;

(b)      Approves international travel to support City Development and Regeneration activity in 2026/27 as set out in Appendix 1, including event and conference attendance to support international partnerships, hydrogen activity, city events and Art Gallery and Museums;

(c)      Delegates authority to the Chief Officer – City Development and Regeneration to:-

(1)    approve necessary travel documentation and arrangements and associated expenditure for the travel noted in recommendations 2.1 - 2.2 above, provided costs to the Council do not exceed the budgets referred to in Section 4 of this report and provided all necessary external funding is obtained and that all arrangements are made in line with applicable Council travel policies;

(2)    determine which officers should undertake such travel; and

(3)    following consultation with the Co-Leaders and Lord Provost, determine which Elected Members should undertake such travel; and

(d)      Agrees that the outcomes of overseas activity undertaken in 2026/27 will be provided to this Committee by way of an annual Service Update.