Social Work And Health Committee - 10/03/2008

At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 10th March, 2008.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Bailie Helen WRIGHT, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 25th February, 2008 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I TAYSIDE NEUROLOGICAL REDESIGN PROJECT SUE RYDER CARE

There was submitted Report No 160-2008 by the Director of Social Work about the development of the Tayside Neurological Redesign Model. This project model provided an opportunity for the three Tayside Local Authorities to achieve service improvement objectives across a range of initiatives and develop transformational change that would improve outcomes for people in need of Community Care and Health services.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to note the content of the report;

(ii) to note the proposal to support the neurological redesign model; and

(iii) to instruct the Director of Social Work to bring more detailed proposals back to Committee as they became further developed.

II FEES PAYABLE TO CURATORS AD LITEM AND REPORTING OFFICERS

Reference was made to Article V of minute of meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee of 12th November, 2007, wherein the fees paid to Safeguarders were agreed.

There was submitted Joint Report No 169-2008 by the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) and Director of Social Work recommending that the fees payable by the Council to Curators ad litem and Reporting Officers in certain legal proceedings involving children be revised to be in line with the fees payable to Safeguarders.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) that the Council pay Curators ad litem and Reporting Officers at the rate suggested in paragraph 4.3 of the report;

(ii) to remit the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to review the Council's Panel of Curators ad litem and Reporting Officers, and in consultation with the Sheriff Principal to make appropriate appointments to the Panel, and to keep the Panel under review; and

(iii) to remit the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to raise the issue of funding with COSLA and SOLAR (The Society of Local Authority Lawyers and Administrators).

Helen WRIGHT, Convener.