The Joint Committee on Children and Young People will take place in the Council Chamber, Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Friday 15 January 2010 at 2.15 pm. Tea and coffee will be available from 2.00 pm.
Michelle Morris
Assistant Chief Executive
Highland Council
8 January 2010
Members of the Joint Committee:
Representing the Highland Council
Mrs M C Davidson
Mr A S Park
Dr M E M Foxley
Mr W Fernie
Mrs L MacDonald
Mr A M Millar
Mrs E McAllister
Representing NHS Highland
Ms P Courcha
Mr C Punler
Mr I Gibson
Mrs A Bethune
Mrs G McCreath
Mrs J Baird
Ms J Douglas – Highland Drug & Alcohol Action Team
Mrs H Dempster - Chair of Child Protection Committee
Mr M Monahan – Youth Convener
Representatives of Wellbeing Alliance
Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.
Business
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of Meeting of the Joint Committee held on 20 November
2009
Circulated for noting.
3. Revenue Budget 2009/10 – Monitoring Report
Report No CYP-01-10 by Bill Alexander, Head of Children’s Services details the position of the Joint Committee for Children and Young People budget as at 30 November 2009.
The Joint Committee is asked to note the current budget position as at 30 November 2009.
4. For Highland’s Children 3 – Update
Report No CYP-02-10 by Innis Mitchell, Children’s Planning Officer, provides an update on the printing and distribution arrangements for the Highland Integrated Children’s Service Plan For Highland’s Children (FHC) 3 2009-2012, the upgrade and redesign of the Highland Integrated Children’s Services FHC website, the trialling of new consultation processes to support each multi agency strategic plan and the measures taken to ensure robust Equality Impact Assessment processes are in place across Integrated Children’s Services in Highland.
The Joint Committee is asked to:-
i. agree the arrangements for printing and distribution of the FHC3;
ii. agree the upgrading and redesign of the website;
iii. note the progress in the schedule for consultation; and
iv. note the findings of the Equality Impact Assessment and the requirement
for supporting Equality Impact Assessments on each strategic plan.
5. Quality Assurance on All Areas of Service Relating to Young Care
Leavers
Report No CYP-03-10 by Innis Mitchell, Children’s Planning Officer and Sandie Young, Nurse Consultant provides interim information on a comprehensive evaluation of services for children and young people who have been looked after in Highland.
The Joint Committee is asked to note the findings and consider the benefit of self evaluation as a tool in quality assuring services.
6. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Report No CYP/4/10 by Sally Amor, Child Health Commissioner, providing an update on progress towards implementation of the Mental Health Framework within the context of the local rollout of Getting It Right For Every Child, will follow.
7. HMIE’s Résumé of Child Protection Inspections in Scotland
Report No CYP-05-10 by Jon King, Temporary Head of Children’s Services updates Members on the outcomes of the first cycle of national child protection inspections undertaken by HMIe Services for Children.
The Joint Committee is asked to consider the issues raised in the report.
8. Highland Child Protection Inspection
Report No CYP-06-10 by Jon King, Temporary Head of Children’s Services updates Members on the forthcoming inspection of child protection services in Highland.
The Joint Committee is invited to agree to welcome the inspection of child protection services in Highland as part of the second national cycle of inspections.
9. Validated Self-Evaluation – Partnership with HMIe
Report No CYP-7-10 by Hugh Fraser, Director of Education, Culture and Sport informs Members of a report to be considered by the Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Committee on 14 January 2010 on the work to date in securing continuous improvement in the Education, Culture and Sport Service through a pilot process of self-evaluation in partnership with and validated by HMIe.
The Joint Committee is invited to:-
i. agree to welcome the opportunity to work jointly with HMIe through the
validated self-evaluation model to improve the quality of provision and
outcomes offered to learners;
ii. comment on the importance of the core areas;
iii. note that the Council’s Education, Culture and Sport theme represents a
central and important focus for the validated self-evaluation; and
iv. agree to participate in processes of self-evaluation as necessary.
10. Future Business of Joint Committee for Children and Young
People
Report No CYP-8-10 by Bill Alexander, Head of Children’s Services sets out a proposed list of reports to be considered at future meetings of the Joint Committee on Children and Young People.
The Joint Committee is asked to note the proposed list of reports.
11. Date of Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Joint Committee will be held on Friday 12 March 2010 at 10.30 am in the Board Room, Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness.