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New College Lanarkshire now operates under a single Board.

The Lanarkshire Region is served by two colleges of Further Education, New College Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire College and covers three local authority areas, East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.

NCL Regional Board update

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Historic context: Dissolution of the Lanarkshire Board

The Lanarkshire Board – the Regional Strategic Body (RSB) ceased to exist on the 30^th July 2025 following the approval by the Scottish Parliament of the Regional Strategic Bodies and Regional Colleges (Glasgow and Lanarkshire) Order 2025 which came into force on 30th July 2025.

This order followed on from a review of the RSB’s by the SFC which was published on the 20th October 2020 and a subsequent consultation by the Scottish Government launched in June 2024 with responses required by the 20th September 2024. The decision was taken to dissolve the Lanarkshire Board (RSB) and the Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board (GCRB). Following that decision, the Scottish Government laid the Regional Strategic Bodies and Regional Colleges (Glasgow and Lanarkshire) Order 2025 before parliament.

The order was approved and from the 30th July 2025, there are now two regional colleges in Lanarkshire: New College Lanarkshire (NCL) with its Board and South Lanarkshire College (SLC) with its Board. NCL is no longer a Regional Strategic Body and the Lanarkshire Board no longer exists but NCL remains as a regional college. SLC is no longer an assigned college but is now also a regional college.

Meet the board

Board papers

Pre dissolution

Quarterly Board and Committee minutes outline the discussions and decisions made at meetings of The Lanarkshire Board.

Detailed minutes from each meeting have been published for the period January 2020 to 30 July 2025.

Board and Committee Papers

Post dissolution

Quarterly Board and Committee minutes outline the discussions and decisions made at meetings of the New College Lanarkshire Board.

Updates are currently in progress, and detailed minutes from each meeting will be published soon. Please check back for the latest information.

Board and Committee Papers

Key dates

Board Strategic Planning Meetings

TBC

Board Meetings

Monday 17th March - Zoom
Monday 9th June - Motherwell Campus / Zoom
Monday 6th October - Coatbridge Campus / Zoom
Monday 8th December - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom

Curriculum, Student Affairs and Outcomes Committee (CSAO)

Monday 17th February - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom
Monday 12th May - Motherwell Campus / Zoom
Monday 1st September - Coatbridge Campus / Zoom
Monday 10th November - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom

Audit and Risk Committee (ARC)

Monday 17th February - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom
Monday 12th May - Motherwell Campus / Zoom
Monday 1st September - Coatbridge Campus / Zoom
Monday 1st December - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom

Resources and general purpose (RGP)

Monday 24th February - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom
Monday 19th May - Motherwell Campus / Zoom
Monday 8th September - Coatbridge Campus / Zoom
Monday 17th November - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom

Finance Committee

Monday 24th February - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom
Monday 19th May - Motherwell Campus / Zoom
Monday 8th September - Coatbridge Campus / Zoom
Monday 17th November - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom
Monday 1st December - Cumbernauld Campus / Zoom

Board Strategic Planning Meetings

TBC

Board Meetings

Monday 16th March - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams
Monday 8th June - Motherwell Campus / Teams
Monday 5th October - Coatbridge Campus / Teams
Monday 7th December - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams

Curriculum, Student Affairs and Outcomes Committee (CSAO)

Monday 16th February - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams
Monday 11th May - Motherwell Campus / Teams
Monday 31st August - Coatbridge Campus / Teams
Monday 9th November - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams

Audit and Risk Committee (ARC)

Monday 16th February - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams
Monday 11th May - Motherwell Campus / Teams
Monday 31st August - Coatbridge Campus / Teams
Monday 30th November - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams

Resources and general purpose (RGP)

Monday 23rd February - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams
Monday 18th May - Motherwell Campus / Teams
Monday 7th September - Coatbridge Campus / Teams
Monday 16th November - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams

Finance Committee

Monday 23rd February - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams
Monday 18th May - Motherwell Campus / Teams
Monday 7th September - Coatbridge Campus / Teams
Monday 17th November - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams
Monday 30th November 2026 - Cumbernauld Campus / Teams

2025

The Board meetings will be at 5.00pm in the relevant campus Boardroom apart from the December meeting which will be at 10.30 am with Christmas Lunch to follow.
The CSAO Committee will be at 12.30 pm in the relevant campus Boardroom.
The Audit Committee will be at 5pm after the CSAO Committee except for the December meeting where it will meet at 4pm before the Special Meeting of the Finance Committee which will be at 6pm.
The RGP will be held at 3.00 pm in the relevant campus boardroom followed by the Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee will be at 5.30pm in the relevant campus boardroom. The meeting of the Finance Committee at 6 pm on the 1st December 2025 is a special meeting to consider the annual accounts and to make recommendation to the Board at its meeting on the 8th December 2025.
There will be ad hoc meetings of the Chairs’ Committee and the Remuneration Committee to be announced during the year.
There may be additional meetings of the Board if required.

2026

The Board and committees will be from the relevant campus and there will be an option to attend on-line via Teams.
The Board meetings will be at 5.00 pm apart from the December meeting which will be at 10.30 am with Christmas Lunch to follow.
The CSAO Committee will be at 12.30 pm.
The Audit Committee will be at 5pm after the CSAO Committee except for the December meeting where it will meet at 4pm before the December Meeting of the Finance Committee which will be at 6pm.
The RPG will be held at 3.00 pm followed by the Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee will be at 5.30pm. The meeting of the Finance Committee at 6 pm on the 30th November 2026 is a special meeting to consider the annual accounts and to make a recommendation to the Board at its meeting on the 7th December 2026.
There will be ad hoc meetings of the Chairs’ Committee and the Remuneration Committee to be announced during the year.
There may be additional special meetings of the Board and it’s committees if required.

Key board and governance documents

Download the key board and governance documents from The Lanarkshire Board online today including the Lanarkshire Regional Strategy, Committee Terms of Reference and Revised Code of Governance.

Contact us

If you can't locate what you're searching for, please don't hesitate to reach out to Diane McGill, Board Secretary for assistance.

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