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EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting of Tuesday 27 September 2005 at 10.30am in Council Offices, English Street, Dumfries

Present

Members

Jane S Maitland (Chairman) Jock Purdie (Vice Chairman)

Ian Callander Andrew R Campbell

(Convener) Christopher H Carruthers

Kathleen Davidson James H Dempster

Michael Dickie Alfred Hannay

Robert J Higgins (Depute Convener) Thomas E Holmes

Ian Lindsay George L McBurnie

Sandra McDowall Neil McKay

David J McKie Marjory 0 McQueen

Fred B Murray Wilma R Paterson

Thomas K Sloan Allan G Wright

Robert McQuistan Canon John Walls

Timothy Birrell Elizabeth Ross

Kirkcudbright - Bengairn Castle Douglas - Dee Lochvale Castle Douglas - Urr

Hoddom and Kinmount Dalbeattie - Craignair Sanquhar and District Lochmaben M axwel I town Stranraer East

Lore bu rn Canonbie and Kirtle Pa I me rsto n Wigtown Mid Nithsdale Lincluden Lockerbie and Upper Annandale Luce Annan West Stranraer North Cairn Valley Church Representative Church Representative Second a ry Teacher Rep re sen ta t ive Primary Teacher Representative

Officials

Fraser Sanderson

Stewart Atkinson Christine Dignan

Carol Henshall

John Lynch Jack Marshall Peter Nelson

Corporate Director of Education and Community Services Group Manager Community Services Group Manager - Schools Services Service Manager - Committee & Members Services Operations Manager - Housing Service Manager - Accountancy ECS Buildings Officer

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Apologies

Rev Louis Bezuidenhout - Church Representative Patsy Gilroy - Kirkcudbright - Tatff

Beth Gordon - Lochar Sean W Marshall - Chapelcross Lavinia Vaughan - Dryfe and Lockerbie East

Alex Haswell Group Manager Corporate Support & Governance

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24 Members present

1. MINUTE OF MEETING OF 23 AUGUST 2005

Decision

NOTED

MEMBER - Robert J Higgins entered the meeting - 25 Members present

2. September 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

DECENTRALISATION OF SERVICE PROVISION - Report dated 19

Decision

ENDORSED the proposals for moving forward on the principle of increasing decentralisation of services and of local decision-making.

3. by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

OUTLINE STRATEGIC PLAN 2006-2009 - Report dated 19 September 2005

Decision

3.1 3.2 developed.

ENDORSED the Outline Strategic Plan 2006-09; and NOTED that further reports would be brought forward as the planning process

4. 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

REVENUE BUDGET -SEPTEMBER 2005 - Report dated 20 September

Decision

4.1 4.2 4.3 proposed at Children’s Services Sub Committee on 8 September which could be summarised as: 4.3.1 maintain existing services; 4.3.2 identify savings which could be realised without adversely impacting on service delivery; 4.3.3 investigate and report on options for service re-engineering; and 4.3.4 report on service element costs and links to policy priorities;

APPROVED budget adjustments and virements (Appendix 1); NOTED the projected potential out-turn over spend o f f 1.8m; AGREED to adopt the budget management and development strategy

4.4 NOTED the budgets identified as having some potential to realise savings which were being subjected to further scrutiny and emerging budget pressures; and 4.5 AGREED to receive further reports in relation to these budgetary issues on a monthly basis with a clear indication by December of anticipated outturn position.

MEMBER - Thomas K Sloan left the meeting - 24 Members present

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5. CAPITAL PROGRAMME AND PROPERTY ISSUES - SEPTEMBER 2005 - Report dated 19 September 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

Decision

NOTED 5.1 the implications PPP has had on the development of the 2005/06 capital programme, particularly in relation to the assumptions made about utilisation of School Fund Resources and the risks impacting upon deliverability; 5.2 that a request had been made via the Capital Working Group and Finance Sub Committee to approve a supplementary allocation of f525k to the Education and Community Services Capital Maintenance Block, to be allocated to additional Schools and Community Services projects;

5.3 5.4 short term. The Operations Manager, Property Services, would provide a costed option appraisal and the results of this would be reported back to Committee as soon as possible.

AGREED the changes to the detailed capital programme; and NOTED that the accommodation at Rae Street offices would not be available

MEMBERS - Thomas K Sloan re-entered and Ian Callander, Andrew R Campbell and Robert J Higgins left the meeting- 22 Members present

6. SECONDARY SCHOOLS PROGRESS REPORT - Report dated I 3 September 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMMES IN DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

Decision

6.1 Dumfries and Galloway secondary schools; and 6.2 work experience to be issued to secondary schools.

NOTED the work experience programmes undertaken by pupils attending

AGREED to receive a further report by February 2006 on the new advice on

MEMBERS - Ian Callander and Robert J Higgins re-entered and Robert McQuistan and Canon John Walls left the meeting - 22 Members present

7. RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF SOCIAL WORKERS - PROGRESS REPORT - Report dated 19 September 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services .

Decision

7.1 NOTED the progress which had been made in implementing decisions taken at the September 2004 meeting of Committee in respect of introducing measures to stabilise and increase the pool of Qualified Social Workers available to the Council; 7.2 numbers of staff currently in post and meeting the agreed criteria; 7.3 7.4 these forward.

APPROVED backdating of Career Grade payment to April 2005 to those

NOTED the recommendations issued from the Review Report; and AGREED to receive a further report on the Working Group’s plans to take

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MEMBERS - Andrew R Campbell re-entered and Timothy Birrell, Kathleen Davidson, Alfred Hannay, Wilma R Paterson and Elizabeth Smith left the meeting - 18 Members present


HOMELESSNESS QUARTERLY REPORT - Report dated 19 September

Decision

8.1 the impact of the abolition of the priority need test by 2012 within Dumfries and Galloway; 8.2 ENDORSED the response to the consultation on the Ministerial statement on Homelessness and the Abolition of Priority Need by 201 2, with additional comments reflecting the particular issues faced by Dumfries and Galloway Council in relation to responsibilities for the rehousing of Sex Offenders on release from prison and with regard to the suspension of the local connection provision; 8.3 AGREED to nominate 3 Councillors, one each from the Administration, Labour and Conservative Groups to attend the Conference in Glasgow on 10 October 2005;

NOTED the conclusions of the recent research carried out which assessed

NOTED 8.4 the on-going review of the Homeless Service to ensure that they were best placed to meet the existing and emerging challenges as set out in the report; and 8.5 that additional resources were required as a short term measure within the Homeless service and the cost of this would be met from within the existing Homeless budget.

MEMBERS - Robert J Higgins and Thomas Holmes left the meeting- 16 Members

9. SCOTTISH RURAL PARTNERSHIP FUND - LOCAL CAPITAL GRANTS SCHEME - Report dated 19 September 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

Decision

9.1 NOTED the cessation of the Scottish Rural Partnership Fund, in particular the Local Capital Grants Scheme, and its effect on large scale capital projects involving Village and Community Halls in Dumfries and Galloway; and 9.2 AGREED to receive a further report once details of the successor to the Scottish Rural Partnership Fund were available.

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I O . September 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

VILLAGE HALLS IMPROVEMENT SCHEME 200512006 - Report dated 19

Decision

AGREED the following awards in terms of the Village Halls Improvement Scheme 2005/2006: 10.1 Brydekirk Village Hall up to f3,197; 10.2 Gladstone Hall, Penpont EO; 10.3 Glenriddell Hall, Dunscore up to f4,795; 10.4 Gretna Scout Hall up to f7,500; and 10.5 Mansfield Hall, Rigg, Gretna up to f7,952. Total f23,444

11. APRIL 2005

MINUTE OF LOCAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR TEACHERS OF 19

Decision

NOTED

12. MINUTE OF RESOURCING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AD-HOC SUB COMMITTEE OF 15 JULY 2005

Decision

APPROVED (Appendix 2)

13. SEPTEMBER 2005

MINUTE OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES SUB COMMITTEE OF 8

Decision


14. SEPTEMBER 2005

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APPENDIX 1

Education and Community Services

I [Funeral Services -1 300

Net effect on Education Budget Cash Limit 0 -72,000

Business Selvices

BudQet Virement5 and Adiustments aDDrOved and within -Year .2005/06

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....................... . . . . . . . . . I -1.3Oo1lnternal allocation of budaet provsion J v m JBBADH 1 1::. I.,:..:.:: :g$i6 0 0 -94.976

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Budget Head

Adjustments affecting all sectors

School Sector ISecond Teacher Induction Scheme - Staff Exp Second Teacher Induction Scheme - Funding Student Placement Scheme - General Exp Student Placement Scheme - Funding Staff virement to Central Finance IT SLA Catenng NPAF - Nutrition Outdoor Educations Active Schools Museums Education Grant Tfr Science Education Science Education Janitor Superannuation DTS - Enterpnse in Education

.Determined to Suceed

AD0mv.d ai Jun

-24.000

Total adjl Explanation viremenis

7.080 SE I-& Grant -7.mO SE I-off Grant 24.000 SE I-off Grant

-24,WO SE I-off Grant -22.978 Tsf to Central Finance for IT staff costs. 470,000 I-off transfer from NPAF Budget

-47O.OW I-off transfer to Catenng SLA Budget -92,089 Budget Management from Schools to Community Services On Going -43.750 Budget Management from Schools to Community Services On Going -15.WO Budget transfer from Schools to Community Services On Going -68.987 Reduction to SE Grant 68,987 Reduction to SE Grant

-WWO Transfer to Combined Services fol1owing transfer of staff in 2004 161,200 Subdivision of budget between different budget holders

-161.200 Subdivision of budget between different budget holders

Ref:

V005 A004 A004 voo6 V007 v007

Code

ADARX ADARX

ARHXF ARHXF AWAMX ARDCP ARDNN Outdoor Ed cod

ADANX ADAVWAIACF ADAVWALACF AJYNWALYNX ARHXP ARHXD

Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) - Funding Community Voices Programmes (CVP) - Exp Community Voices Programmes (CVP) - Funding BNSF additional contributional - return of funds fm LY Outdoor Educations Active Schools Museums Education Grant Tfr L 675.000

-675,000 30,000

-3O.W

f": CEEYB

VW3 Outdoor Ed wdes VO04 ALZGY VM)5 CMMTD VOO8 CNNSC

Footnote:

References indicate the nature of the item i.e. prefix A indicates an adjustment over which there is little discretion e.g. changes in the amount of funding approved throuoh the Corporate Budget Model. adjustments reflecting year end balances brought forward and transfers of budgets for specific activities Prefix V indicates a virement which is discretionary. The next part of the reference is numerical and is used against each element of an adjustment or virement which can affect multiple budget lines. For example if the first virement approved affected 3 budget lines each line would be referenced VOOI.

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RESOURCING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AD HOC SUB-COMMITTEE

Meeting of Thursday 25 August 2005 at 2.00pm in Woodbank, 30 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries

Present

Members

Allan G Wright - Cairn Valley

Christopher H Carruthers - Hoddom and Kinmount (Chairman)

Beth Gordon - Lochar Denis Male - Langholm and Upper Eskdale

George L McBurnie - Palmerston Jock Purdie - Castle Douglas - Dee

Thomas K Sloan - Stranraer North

Officials

Sheila Armstrong Stewart Atkinson

Carol Henshall

Helen Herd Ed Parkhouse

Jim Kane

Business Manager - Community Services Group Manager Community Services Service Manager Committee and Member Services Principal Revenues and Benefits Officer Operations Manager - Revenue and Exchequer Services Service Manager - Strategic Planning and Commissioning

Apologies

James H Dempster - Sanquhar and District Fred B Murray - Luce


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I. DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY CITIZENS ADVICE SERVICE - REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 200512006 - Report dated 14 July 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services

Decision

AGREED

1.1 efforts of both the Council and DAGCAS; 1.2 DAGCAS and the Council complemented each other; 1.3 the Council and DAGCAS, which facilitated a range of options for people to access benefits advice; I .4 that the ‘in principle’ constraint be removed from the 2005/2006 award; 1.5 that the balance of funding for 200512006 be released in September 2005; and 1.6 that a lead officer be designated to manage and monitor the Council partnership working with DAGCAS.

that income maximisation was a Council priority that meantime demands the

that there was no evidence of client duplication - the services provided by

there was evidence of close partnership and developmental working between

2. APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - GALLOWAY CHILDCARE COMPANY - Report dated 8 August 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services

Decision

AGREED

2.1 not to award funding at this time on the basis that there is no available budget;

NOTED

2.2 continue to be given to Galloway Childcare Company to identify alternative sources; and

that while no funding can be identified within Council budgets, support will

2.3 Childcare Company’s holiday and term time activities that might be undertaken by the Community Learning and Development Service.

that Community Learning and Development consider areas of Galloway

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Minute

CHILDREN’S SERVICES SUB COMMITTEE Meeting of Thursday 8 September 2005

at 10.30am in Council Offices, English Street, Dumfries

Present

Members

Beth Gordon (Chairman)

Ian Callander Andrew R Campbell

(Convener) *Christopher H Carruthers

Jane S Maitland Sandra McDowall

Neil McKay David J McKie Fred B Murray

Wilma R Paterson Thomas K Sloan

Allan G Wright Timothy Birrell

Lochar

Loc hva I e Castle Douglas - Urr

Hoddom and Kinmount Kirkcudbright - Bengairn Wigtown Mid Nithsdale Lincluden Luce Annan West S t ra n raer North Cairn Valley Secondary Teacher Representative

Officials

Fraser Sanderson -

StuartBeck - Robin Bennie -

Neil Carruthers -

JimKane -

Anne Macfarlane - Jack Marshall - William Taylor -

Beth Smith - Janet Sutton -

Corporate Director of Education and Community Services Group Manager Children’s Services Director of Finance C h ildca re Partnership Co-ord i nati ng Manager Children’s Corporate Co-ordinating Manager Sure Start Service Manager Service Manager - Accountancy Service Manager - Courts and Licensing Chief Social Work Officer Finance Officer, Financial Services

Apologies

Patsy Gilroy - Kirkcudbright - Tarff Robert J Higgins - Stranraer East

(Depute Convener) Ian Lindsay - Canonbie and Kirtle

Sean W Marshall - Chapelcross


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In attendance

Jennifer Milligan - General Manager, Child Health NHS Dumfries and Galloway


* denotes substitute

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0.1 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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Thomas K Sloan declared an interest in Item 5 - Aberlour Childcare Trust - The Crannog Service 2006-2009 and left the meeting for this item. David J McKie declared an interest in Item 5 - Aberlour Childcare Trust - The Crannog Service 2006-2009 and Item 8 - Westside Childcare Consortium and left the meeting for these items. Wilma R Paterson declared an interest in Item 7 - Scottish Executive Funding to Improve Fostering Services and left the meeting for this item.

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1. MINUTE OF MEETING OF 9 JUNE 2005

Decision

NOTED

MEMBER - Fred B Murray left the meeting - 12 Members present


CHILDREN’S SERVICES - BUDGET PRESSURES - Report dated 31 August

2.1 Childcare budgets had been placed under in recent years and the approaches offered as potential means of controlling expenditure in this area;

NOTED the additional pressures which the Pupil Support and Residential

AGREED 2.2 27 September 2005 detailing steps taken to address the over-expenditure; and 2.3

to receive a report to the Education and Community Services Committee on

that there should be no impact on front line services.

MEMBER - Fred B Murray re-entered the meeting - 13 Members present

3. RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE SERVICES - PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE PROVISION - Report dated 26 August 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

Decision

AGREED 3.1 report to the November Committee setting out the details of the research work required to develop the new framework; 3.2 provision outlined; and 3.3 Integrated Children’s Services Plan.

that the provision outlined was approved for development, subject to a further

that Members were to be kept informed of progress within research into local

that the development of a Residential Child Care Strategy was included in the


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CHILDREN’S SERVICES KEY SPEND AREAS - Report dated 26 August

Decision

NOTED 4.1 4.2 4.3 to include a risk analysis and alternative sources of finance/exit strategies as appropriate.

the varied projects that comprise Children’s Services; the timescales of these projects; and AGREED to receive future reports on the sustainability issues that would arise

MEMBER - David J McKie, Fred B Murray and Thomas K Sloan left the meeting - I O Members present

5. ABERLOUR CHILDCARE TRUST - THE CRANNOG SERVICE 2006-2009 - Report dated 29 August 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

APPROVED the continuation of discussions to reach agreement with Aberlour Childcare Trust to formalise the partnership between the Council and Aberlour for the delivery of the Crannog Service and other initiatives beginning 1 April 2006 to operate within the present financial limits, subject to a Best Value Review to be conducted during 2006-07 if required by the Council’s Internal Auditor.

MEMBERS - David J McKie and Thomas K Sloan re-entered the meeting - 12 Members present

6. Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S SUPPORT SERVICE - Report dated 24 August 2005 by

VOTE

6.1 MOTION by THOMAS K SLOAN, seconded by DAVID J McKlE to (I) note the progress of the Young People’s Support Service to date; (2) approve the consideration of both short and long term funding strategies for the continuation of the Young People’s Support Service following the discontinuation of European Social Fund funding; (3) agree to receive a report on possible funding strategies for the service to the October meeting; (4) agree to short term funding subject to a bid to the Finance Sub Committee; and (5) agree to receive a report on further examination of the service and the financial implications for the next financial year.

6.2 CAMPBELL to (1) note the progress of the Young People’s Support Service to date; (2) approve the consideration of both short and long term funding strategies for the continuation of the Young People’s Support Service following the discontinuation of European Social Fund funding; and (3) agree to receive a report on possible funding strategies for the service to the October meeting.

AMENDMENT by JANE S MAITLAND, seconded by ANDREW R

6.3 On a vote being taken by roll call, Members voted as follows:-

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Motion - 3 votes being:-

David J McKie, Wilma R Paterson and Thomas K Sloan

Amendment - 8 votes being:-

Beth Gordon, Ian Callander, Andrew R Campbell, Christopher H Carruthers, Jane S Maitland, Sandra McDowall, Neil McKay and Allan G Wright

Decision

6.4 6.5 for the continuation of the Young People’s Support Service following the discontinuation of European Social Fund funding; and 6.6 the October meeting.

NOTED the progress of the Young People’s Support Service to date; APPROVED the consideration of both short and long term funding strategies

AGREED to receive a report on possible funding strategies for the service to

MEMBER - Timothy Birrell left the meeting - 11 Members present

7. reconvened at 1.20pm with 7 Members present:-

ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING - The meeting was adjourned at 1 .OOpm and

Beth Gordon, Christopher Carruthers, Jane S Maitland, Sandra McDowall, Neil McKay, David J McKie and Thomas K Sloan.

MEMBERS - Ian Callander, Andrew R Campbell, Wilma R Paterson and Allan G Wright re-entered the meeting - 11 Members present

MEMBER - Wilma R Paterson left the meeting - 10 Members present

8. SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE FUNDING TO IMPROVE FOSTERING SERVICES - Report dated 23 August 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

AGREED 8.1 to 2005/06; 8.2 8.3 the October Committee meeting.

the preferred option for the allocation of funding to improve fostering services

to receive a further report on funding options for 2006107 and 2007/08; and to receive a report detailing the breakdown of fostering and adoption costs to

MEMBER -Wilma R Paterson re-entered and Andrew R Campbell left the meeting - I O Members present

9. August 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE INITIATIVE : SURE START - Report dated 24

Decision

9.1 NOTED the service developments;


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AGREED 9.2 the proposals for development;

9.3 the prioritised areas for capital spend as follows: 9.3.1 Children’s Services Centre, Stewartry of f240,OOO; 9.3.2 small grants to childcare providers of f 50,000; and 9.3.3 in principle, Palmerston re-development of E l 50,000

9.4 spend and Transport to Childcare, larger vehicle for capital spend; and

to receive a further report with full costings of priorities 1, 2 and 3 for revenue

9.5 APPROVED the proposals for a Sure Start Strategy.

MEMBER - David J McKie and Thomas K Sloan left the meeting - 8 Members present

I O . Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

WESTSIDE CHILDCARE CONSORTIUM - Report dated 26 August 2005 by

AGREED I O . 1 to further exploration of National Voluntary Organisation Management or Dumfries and Galloway Council, through its Children’s Services, taking over the management of operation of the 5 voluntary sector childcare groups operating in North West Dumfries; and 10.2 to receive a further report, to the November Children’s Services Sub Committee meeting, which should include financial implications, staff costings and the Council’s statutory responsibilities.

MEMBER - David J McKie reentered the meeting - 9 Members present

11. DISABILITIES - Report dated 26 August 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING

Decision

AGREED I 1 .I to the setting of parental contributions at the level levied by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland and that these would take into account the income of parents; 1 I .2 to receive a further report on the eligibility criteria that should be applied to future applications for funding; 11.3 a holding position wherein application would only be considered from recorded young people who are at the point of leaving school and where their application is supported by a multi-disciplinary assessment; and 11.4 to consider future cases at Committee as no budget exists for future expenditure.

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ADULT SERVICES SUB COMMITTEE

Meeting of Thursday 15 September 2005 at 10.30am in Council Offices, English Street, Dumfries

Present

Members

Jock Purdie (Chairman)

Andrew R Campbell (Convener)

Kathleen Davidson James H Dempster

Michael Dickie Alfred Hannay

Thomas E Holmes George L McBurnie

David McKie Lavinia Vaughan

Castle Douglas - Dee

Castle Douglas - Urr

Dalbeattie - Craignair Sanquhar & District Lochmaben M axwel ltown Loreburn Palmerston Lincl uden Dryfe & Lockerbie East

Officials Rosemary Flexney - Group Manager Adult Services

Mike Shire - Operation Manager - Over 65’s, Adults with a Physical Disability, Occupational Therapy and Sensory support

Jim O’Neill - Strategy and Development Manager - Housing Services

Elections Manager Claire Thomson - Governance Policy Officer &

Apologies

Ian Lindsay - Canonbie and Kirtle Jane S Maitland - Kirkcudbright - Bengairn

Marjory McQueen - Lockerbie & Upper Annandale Allan G Wright - Cairn Valley


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10 Members present

1. MINUTE OF MEETING OF 14 JULY 2005

Decision

NOTED

2. ACCESS TO ADULT SERVICES AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES - ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITY FRAMEWORK - Report dated 31 August 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

Decision

AGREED 2.1 the Access to Adult Services and Housing Support Services - Eligibility and Priority Framework; 2.2 that the provision of care services was prioritised to meet needs identified as “critical” and “substantial” within the Framework and therefore that services to meet needs identified as “moderate” and “low” would not normally be provided by Adult Services; and 2.3 and to receive a report on this when it had been completed.

NOTED the proposal to carry out an analysis of a sample of Adult Care cases

3. ADULTS WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY - NON FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Report dated 31 August 2005 by Corporate Director of Education and Community Services.

Decision

3.1 disability; and 3.2

NOTED the range and level of service provision to adults with a physical

AGREED to receive a report on budget monitoring at the next meeting.

4. Education and Community Services.

f 11 M GROUP - Report dated 31 August 2005 by Corporate Director of

Decision

NOTED the continued progress of the f 11 m Group.

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