Children, Families & Communities Committee - 20/01/2025

At a MEETING of the CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 20th January, 2025.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON	Willie SAWERS	Kevin KEENAN
Christina ROBERTS		Derek SCOTT

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON	Steven ROME	George McIRVINE
Jimmy BLACK	Lynne SHORT	Wendy SCULLIN
Mark FLYNN	Roisin SMITH	Pete SHEARS
Stewart HUNTER	Siobhan TOLLAND	Daniel COLEMAN
Ken LYNN	Dorothy McHUGH	Michael CRICHTON
Lee MILLS		Craig DUNCAN

 

External Members for Articles I to III

 

Ms Jodi BARCLAY, Teacher Representative

Miss Eva DEY, Pupil Representative

Mrs Tara JAVED, Parent Representative

Mrs Teresa LITTLE, Roman Catholic Church Representative

Mrs Margaret McVEAN, Church of Scotland Representative

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 2nd December, 2024 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II REVIEW OF THE SERVICE ESTATE

 

There was submitted Report No 17-2025 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing an annual update on the condition and suitability, as well as occupancy levels, of the learning estate. It also provided an update on completed and planned improvement work.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the content of the report; and

 

(ii) to instruct the Executive Director of Children and Families Service to provide an update in 12 months.

 

III SCOTTISH ATTAINMENT CHALLENGE UPDATE

 

There was submitted Report No 16-2025 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing an update on Dundees Strategic Equity Fund (SEF) allocation for 2025/2026. SEF was a funding stream in the Attainment Scotland Fund (ASF), which supported the Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC).

The Committee agreed to note the content of the report.

 

At this juncture, external members of the Committee departed.

 

IV DUNDEE HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP - UKRAINE RESETTLEMENT

 

There was submitted Report No 11-2025 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services advising on progress made by Dundees Humanitarian Protection Partnership and the impact of humanitarian support provided to Ukrainian Displaced Persons (UDPs) in Dundee from March, 2022 to August, 2024.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the progress in welcoming Ukrainian Displaced Persons to Dundee and the support provided by the Council and its partners; and

 

(ii) to note that on 26th November, 2024, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that Ukrainians resident in the UK on any of the Ukraine schemes would be able to apply for the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) visa scheme when their existing visa expired. This would grant them a further 18 months stay in the UK.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.