HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2008

 

 

 

BUSINESS

  1. Sederunt

  1. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests*

    2.  

    WRITTEN QUESTIONS**

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

    3.  

    STRATEGY/POLICY MATTERS

  3. Community Care Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring 2007/08 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix 1 and Appendix 2

  4. Community Services Service Development & Improvement Plan 2007-08, Monitoring Report, Fourth Quarter, January – March 2008 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  5. Community Care Performance Report, Fourth Quarter, January – March 2008 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  6. Criminal Justice Performance Report, Fourth Quarter, January – March 2008 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  7. Complaints Monitoring Report, Fourth Quarter, January – March 2008 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  8. Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) Performance Inspection – Progress Report and Action Plan – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

  9. Service Development and Improvement Plan 2008-09 – Report by Director of Community Services, see Appendix

    10.  

    OTHER MATTERS

  10. Current Status of Care Service Contracts – Report by Director of Community Services

12. Celebrating Success – Report by Director of Community Services

 

QUESTION TIME***

  1. 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 Health and Social Care Services Committee functions:

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 (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 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 1995; to exercise the Council’s powers to contribute to the expense of housing elderly, infirm or disabled people; to exercise control of expenditure of available funds in Social Work Trusts; to exercise the function of the Council in respect of services to adults with incapacity in terms of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000; to exercise the functions of the Council in respect of the Adoption and Fostering of children in terms of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 and the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984; to exercise the functions of the Council in respect of looked after children and young people leaving care and to implement the Council’s responsibilities with regard to criminal justice, social work services.

A full description of the functions within the remit of the Health and Social Care Committee can be found in The Moray Council Administration Scheme at paragraphs E(1) – (11).