Social Work And Health Committee - 27/10/2014

At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 27th October, 2014.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN

 

Depute Lord Provost Christina ROBERTS

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Stewart HUNTER

Lesley BRENNAN

John ALEXANDER

Ken LYNN

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Jimmy BLACK

Vari McDONALD

Tom FERGUSON

David BOWES

Gregor MURRAY

Brian GORDON

Bill CAMPBELL

Alan G ROSS

Richard McCREADY

Kevin CORDELL

Kevin KEENAN

Norma McGOVERN

Will DAWSON

Mohammed ASIF

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Laurie BIDWELL

 

 

Councillor Ken LYNN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 22nd September, 2014 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

II REGRADING OF FOSTERING SERVICE

 

Reference was made to Article III of the minute of meeting of this Committee held on 27th January, 2014, wherein the outcome of the inspections undertaken by the Care Inspectorate in August 2013 were reported and the actions by the Adoption and Fostering Service in relation to the outcomes were agreed.

 

There was submitted Report No 305-2014 by the Director of Social Work providing an update on the revised grades of the Fostering Service.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to acknowledge the revised grading as outlined in the report; and

 

(ii) to note the actions taken to address the issues of concern as contained in the Action Plans included as Appendices 1 and 2 of the report.

 

 

 

 

Ken LYNN, Convener.