Social Work And Health Committee - 15/01/2001
At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 15th January, 2001.
Present:-
COUNCILLORS
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Lord Provost Helen WRIGHT |
Allan PETRIE |
C D P FARQUHAR |
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George de GERNIER |
George REGAN |
Iain M LUKE |
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John R LETFORD |
Bruce D MACKIE |
Jim BARRIE |
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Betty WARD |
Roderick A J WALLACE |
Julia M STURROCK |
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Ian BORTHWICK |
Kenneth J N GUILD |
Neil GLEN |
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Robin PRESSWOOD |
Derek J SCOTT |
Elizabeth F FORDYCE |
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Richard BEATTIE |
John CORRIGAN |
Fiona M GRANT |
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Willie W SAWERS |
Dave BEATTIE |
David BOWES |
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Joe FITZPATRICK |
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Mervyn J ROLFE |
Councillor Betty WARD, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 18th December was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I MINUTE OF MEETING OF CHILD PROTECTION ISSUES SUB-COMMITTEE OF 8TH NOVEMBER 2000
The minute of the above meeting was submitted and noted.
II MANAGING THE RISK
There was submitted Report No. 47-2001 by the Director of Social Work advising the Committee of the Director's response to the document "Managing the Risk" published by the Scottish Executive.
The Committee noted and approved the response as detailed in the report.
III ESTABLISHMENT OF INTEGRATED DAYCARE AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROVISION AT HAPPYHILLOCK CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRE
Reference was made to Articles I and VI respectively of the Social Work and Education Committees of 20th November, 2000 wherein consideration was given to Report No 729-2000 setting out a proposed charging policy for the new daycare service to be provided as an integrated part of the range of services currently offered to children in need and their families at Happyhillock Child and Family Centre. It was agreed that Appendix 2 of the Report be amended to specify the charging provisions which will apply for families who have two or more children, and who qualified for the childcare costs element of Working Family Tax Credit or Disabled Persons Tax Credit.
The Committee noted that it was proposed that for families who had two or more children and were in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit or Disabled Persons Tax Credit and qualified for childcare costs, a maximum charge of 150 per week would apply. This would mean effectively that only 30% of the total cost of daycare at Happyhillock Child and Family Centre, that is, a maximum of 45 per week, would be payable by a family with two or more children.
The Committee approved the above and noted that the charging structure would be subject to ongoing evaluation.
Betty WARD, Convener
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