EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2008

 

 

BUSINESS

Only the items marked * can be considered and determined by all members of the Committee

  1. Sederunt

  1. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests*

 

 

REMIT 1: CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

WRITTEN QUESTIONS**

3. Consider any written questions on matters relating to School Education, Nurseries and Child Care, Gaelic, Children’s Services, Social Work, Youth Justice, Leisure, Libraries, Sports and the Arts etc.

 

PRESENTATION/REPORT

 

4. INEA 2 Presentation - Director of Educational Services

5. SWIA Presentation - Richard Fowles, Social Work Inspection Agency

STRATEGY/POLICY MATTERS

  1. *Integrated Public and School Library Provision – Report by Director of Educational Services

  2. *Revised Elgin City FC Synthetic Turf Pitch Proposal – Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix

  3. *Action Plan for Speyside & Buckie Synthetic Turf Pitches – Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendices 1a and 1b, and Appendix 2

  4. *Glenlivet/Tomintoul - Paired Head Teacher Model – Report by Director of Educational Services

  5. Additional Funding for Getting it Right for Every Child – Report by Director of Community Services

  6. Preparation for Child Protection Inspection – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  7. Kinship Care – Report by Director of Community Services

  8. Updating Operational Arrangements for the Moray Fostering and Adoption Panels – Report by Director of Community Services

  9. Co-Located Unit – Report by Director of Community Services

  10. Fostering Finance and Related Allowances – Report by Director of Community Services

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    PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

  11. Criminal Justice Performance Report, Third Quarter, October – December 2007 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  12. *Educational Services Capital Budgets 2007/08 – Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendices 1A, 1B and 1C

  13. *Educational Services Revenue Budget Monitoring Report – Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix

  14. *HMIE Inspection of the Educational Psychology Service – January 2008 – Report by Director of Educational Services

  15. *Singleton Inspections of Pre-School Centres – Published Reports from November 2007 – December 2007 – Report by Director of Educational Services

  16. *Integrated Inspections of Pre-School Centres – Published Reports from August 2007 – January 2008 – Report by Director of Educational Services

  17. *Monitoring Report: Complaints Procedures – Report by Director of Educational Services

  18. *HMIE School Inspections – Published Reports December 2007 – January 2008 – Report by Director of Educational Services

  19. *School Inspections – Moray Council Follow-Through Reports November – December 2007 – Report by Director of Educational Services

  20. *Service Improvement Plan Progress Update for Period from October to December 2007 – Report by Director of Educational Services

  21. *Public Performance Reporting – Attendance and Absence/Destination of Leavers – Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendices 1, 2, 3 and 4.

  22. *Public Performance Report (Part 1) – December 2007 – Report by Director of Educational Services (Part 2)

  23. *Efficient Government Monitoring 2007/08 – Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix

  24. *Educational Services PPP Budget Monitoring Report – Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix

  25. Children and Families Service Improvement Targets – Report by Director of Community Services

  26. Children and Families Performance Report, Third Quarter, October – December 2007, see Appendix

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    OTHER MATTERS

  27. *Celebrating Success – Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix

  28. *Elgin Town Hall: Alterations to Supper Room to Provide a Training Venue – Report by Director of Educational Services

  29. *Long Jump Facility Knockando School, Knockando – Report by Head of Estates Services, see Appendix

  30. Notice of Motion

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    QUESTION TIME***

  31. Consider any oral questions on matters relating to School Education, Nurseries and Child Care, Gaelic, Children’s Services, Social Work, Youth Justice, Leisure, Libraries, Sports and the Arts etc.

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    REMIT 2: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

    WRITTEN QUESTIONS ***

  32. Consider any written questions relating to Joint Futures, Community Care, Health Improvement, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Criminal Justice and Social Work etc.

    33. STRATEGY/POLICY MATTERS

  33. Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) Report on Performance Inspection of the Moray Council Social Work Services – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  34. Social Work Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring 2007/08 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  35. Moray Council Criminal Justice Service – Report by Director of Community Services

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    PERFORMANCE

  36. Community Care Performance Report, Third Quarter, October – December 2007 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  37. Complaints Monitoring Report, Third Quarter, October – December 2007 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  38. Community Services Service Development & Improvement Plan 2007-08, Monitoring Report, Third Quarter, October – December 2007 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  39. Efficient Government Monitoring 2007/08 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

    40. OTHER MATTERS

  40. Celebrating Success – Report by Director of Community Services

    41.  

    QUESTION TIME***

  41. Consider any oral questions on matters relating to Joint Futures, Community Care, Health Improvement, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Criminal Justice and Social Work etc.

 

 

Summary of Education & Social Services Committee functions:

To exercise all the functions of the Council as Education Authority; to exercise the functions of the Council under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in conjunction with the Community Services Committee; to exercise the functions of the Council under the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1973; to deal with the appointment, transfer, dismissal, suspension, remuneration and conditions of teaching staff so far as under the control of the Council, subject to the duty of the Policy and Resources Committee to co-ordinate and apply local conditions of service of teaching staff after the approval of the Education Committee and to assist voluntary organisations, work with school boards, provide adult education services, the provision of community centres and sporting facilities.

To exercise the functions of the Council as Social Work Authority under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; to exercise the functions of the Council under Part X of the Children Act 1989; to exercise the functions of the Council under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; to exercise the functions of the Council under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; to exercise the functions of the Council under the Children (Scotland) Act 1955 in conjunction with the Educational Services Committee

A full description of the functions within the remit of the Education & Social Services Committee can be found in The Moray Council Administration Scheme at paragraphs E(1) – (22) inclusive and G (10) – (16) inclusive.

 

 

 

 

GUIDANCE NOTES

 

 

* Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on the Agenda, and if so on which item(s). A prior decision shall be one that the individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision. Any such prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting.

** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any relevant and competent business within the specified remits not already on the agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee Services by 12 noon two working days prior to the day of the meeting. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be tabled at the start of the relevant section of the meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been given, ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter, but no discussion will be allowed.

No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within 7 working days.

*** Question Time - At each ordinary meeting of the Committee ten minutes will be allowed for Members questions in each section of the Agenda (Remit 1 & Remit 2) when any Member of the Committee can put a question to the Joint Chair on any business within the remit of that Section of the Committee. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been given, ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter, but no discussion will be allowed.

No supplementary question can be put or answered more than ten minutes after the Committee has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he/she can submit it in writing to the proper officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within seven working days.