Children And Families Services Committee - 26/02/2018

At a MEETING of the CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 26th February, 2018.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK

 

Depute Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Kevin KEENAN

Derek J SCOTT

Christina ROBERTS

 

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

COUNCILLORS

 

John ALEXANDER

Gregor MURRAY

Michael MARRA

Kevin CORDELL

Anne RENDALL

George McIRVINE

Will DAWSON

Alan G ROSS

Richard McCREADY

Mark FLYNN

Lynne SHORT

Donald HAY

Stewart HUNTER

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Philip SCOTT

Ken LYNN

Brian GORDON

Craig DUNCAN

 

Charlie MALONE

 

 

External members for Article I to II

 

Miss K MANDS, Church of Scotland Representative

Ms M LECK, Roman Catholic Church Representative

 

Councillor Gregor MURRAY, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 22nd January, 2018 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interests.

 

II RETAINING RESERVED PLACES IN SCHOOLS 2018/2019

 

There was submitted Report No 72-2018 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Services where reference was made to Article V of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 19th February, 2001 where approval was given to retain reserved places in certain schools to accommodate children moving into that catchment area during the school year. The Executive Director of Children and Families is required to review the allocation of places on an annual basis and the report proposes an allocation of reserved places for session 2018/2019.

 

The Committee agreed to approve the proposals to reserve places in schools as set out in Appendix I of the report noted below:-

 

School

Allocation of Reserved Places

No of Places

 

Ancrum Road PS

3 at P1

3

Barnhill PS

3 at P1, 1 per stage thereafter

9

Blackness PS

3 at P1

3

Claypotts Castle PS

2 at P1

2

Clepington PS

4 at P1

4

Craigowl PS

5 at P1, 1 per stage thereafter

11

Downfield PS

3 at P1

3

Eastern PS

3 at P1, 1 per stage thereafter

9

Fintry PS

2 at P1

2

Forthill PS

5 at P1, 1 per stage thereafter

11

St Josephs RC PS

3 at P1

3

St Marys RC PS

2 at P1

2

SS Peter & Paul RC PS

2 at P1

2

Victoria Park PS

3 at P1

3

Grove Academy

4 in S1, S2 and S3

12

Harris Academy

4 in S1, S2 and S3

12

Morgan Academy

4 in S1, S2 and S3

12

St John's HS

4 in S1, S2 and S3

12

 

At this juncture, external members of the Committee departed.

 

III CARE INSPECTORATE INSPECTION REPORTS ON ADOPTION AND FOSTERING SERVICES

 

There was submitted Report No 70-2018 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Services advising the Committee of the outcome of the Fostering and Adoption Inspections undertaken by the Care Inspectorate in November, 2017.

 

The Committee:-

 

(i) noted the summary of the two inspections outlined in the report; and

 

(ii) approved the actions in respect of the areas for continuous improvement.

 

IV DUNDEE CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT AND DELIVERY PLAN

 

There was submitted Report No 71-2018 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Services presenting to Committee the Dundee Child Protection Annual Report 2016-2017 and Delivery Plan 2017-2018.

 

The Committee agreed to note the content of the annual report, key achievements and challenges over the past year and endorsed the Child Protection Delivery Plan in the context of the wider Tayside Plan for Children, Young People and Families.

 

 

 

 

Gregor MURRAY, Convener.