Social Work And Health Committee - 18/12/2000

At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 18th December 2000.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Betty WARD, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th November 2000 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I MINUTES

 

(i) Minute of Meeting of Child Protection Issues Sub-Committee of 17th October 2000 (Appendix I)

(ii) Minute of Meeting of Advisory Committee (Social Work) of 22nd November 2000 (Appendix II)

(iii) Minute of Meeting of Registration and Cases Sub-Committee of 23rd November 2000 (Appendix III)

 

The minutes of the above mentioned meetings, as appended hereto, were submitted and approved.

 

II YOUTH JUSTICE STRATEGY DUNDEE 2000/01 - A STRATEGY FOR THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH CRIME

There was submitted Report No 772-2000 by the Director of Social Work advising the Committee of the content of the proposed Youth Justice Strategy for Dundee.

The Committee agreed to:-

(i)note the terms of the report;

(ii)approve the contents of the Youth Justice Strategy and Action Plan, as detailed in the report, and note that this will be forwarded to the Scottish Executive;

(iii)approve, in principle, the appointment of a Youth Justice Co-Ordinator and the preparation of a bid to the Scottish Executive which has been invited in respect of additional funding; and

(iv)agree to refer the establishment of the post of Youth Justice Co-Ordinator to a future Personnel and Management Services Committee.

III YOUTH PERSONS' UNITS - STAFFING/TRAINING WORKING GROUP

Reference was made to the minute of meeting of the Social Work Committee of 11th September 2000 wherein the Committee agreed inter alia to establish a working group comprising representatives from all of the Young Persons Units, the relevant Trade Unions, managers of the Units and Social Work management.

The Director of Personnel and Management Services advised the Committee that the working group had met on four occasions and that while a considerable amount of work had been done, there were several issues still to be resolved.

The Committee therefore agreed that the deadline by which the review should be completed be extended to 31st March 2001.

The Committee noted that the Convener had agreed that the undernoted additional item be considered in accordance with Standing Order 15(3)(b) in view of the timescale involved.

IV TENDERS RECEIVED

There was submitted Report No 766-2000 by the City Architectural Services Officer detailing tenders received in respect of alterations to 18 Douglasfield Terrace.

The Committee approved acceptance of the lowest offer from Muirfield Contracts Limited in the sum of 25,808.82 and approved a total amount, including allowances of 28,408.82.

BETTY WARD, Convener.