Committees
The Joint Committee on Children and Young People will take place in the Board Room, Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness on Friday 12 March 2010 at 10.30 am. Tea and coffee will be available from 10.00 am.
Please note that car parking at Assynt House is restricted.
Michelle Morris
Assistant Chief Executive
Highland Council
5 March 2010
Members of the Joint Committee:
Representing the Highland Council
Mrs M C Davidson
Mr W Fernie
Dr M E M Foxley
Mr A M Millar
Mrs L MacDonald
Mr D Fallows
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
Mr M Monahan – Youth Convener
Mrs H Dempster - Chair of Child Protection Committee
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 Meetings
The following Minutes of Meetings are circulated for noting:-
i. Joint Committee on Children and Young People held on 15 January 2010;
ii. Joint Child Protection Committee and Safer Highland Meeting held on 13
January 10; and
iii. Youth Justice Strategy Group held on 15 January 2010.
3. Revenue Budget 2009/10 – Monitoring Report
Report No CYP-09-10 by Jonathan King, Head of Children’s Services details the position of the Joint Committee for Children and Young People budget as at 31 January 2010.
The Joint Committee is asked to note and comment on the current budget position as at 31 January 2010, and as projected for the year end.
4. Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) Update
Report No CYP-10-10 by Bill Alexander, Chief Operating Officer informs Members about the conclusion of the GIRFEC Change Project.
The Joint Committee is asked to celebrate the implementation of GIRFEC in Highland and mark the conclusion of the dedicated support for change.
5. “What Makes a Good Life?” – Presentation by Highland Children’s
Forum
There will be a presentation by Gillian Newman, Highland Children’s Forum, expanding on themes set out in the document “What Makes a Good Life?” which is circulated separately as Booklet A.
6. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) –
Implementation of Mental Health Framework
Report No CYP-11-10 by Sally Amor, Child Health Commissioner updates Members on the work that has been undertaken over the past year to implement the CAMHS Framework.
The Joint Committee is asked to note:-
i. the progress made in relation to the Highland Implementation Plan for the
Mental Health of Children and Young People: A Framework for Promotion,
Prevention and Care, evidenced in the updated, revised Implementation
Plan that will inform activity in For Highland’s Children 3;
ii. the progress made in redesigning and the related investment in the
specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health services; and
iii. the ongoing need to build capacity with Joint Committee for Children and
Young People partners across the early years, in schools, in community
settings, and for children and young people who require specific and
additional support.
7. Children’s Rights Services – Presentation by Who Cares? Scotland
There will be a presentation by Who Cares? Scotland describing their services and informing Members about the potential for development of a Children’s Rights Service for Looked After Children in Highland.
8. Implementing the Early Years Framework in Highland/Early Years
Review
Report No CYP-12-10 by Sally Amor, Child Health Commissioner and Sam Brogan, Resource Manager, Early Years details the progress made towards delivering the Early Years Framework in Highland.
The Joint Committee is asked to note the progress made towards implementing the Early Years Framework, which provides a welcome impetus and focus to early years activity across Highland.
9. Changing for the Better: A Review of Child Health Services in NHS
Highland
Report No CYP-13-10 by Sally Amor, Child Health Commissioner sets out the actions which have been taken and are planned to implement the modernisation of child health services to be completed by 2015.
The Joint Committee is asked to note that:-
i. a review of child health services in NHS Highland has been undertaken by
Dr Zoe Dunhill, previously of Edinburgh Sick Children’s Hospital, NHS
Lothian;
ii. the Review has implications for the design and delivery of child health
services across NHS Highland which are based on a cost neutral basis of
service redesign and modernisation; and
iii. a series of recommendations have been made that will be implemented
through to 2015 and that the Joint Committee will be kept advised of
progress on implementing these over the coming months.
10. Future Business of Joint Committee on Children and Young People
Report No CYP-14-10 by Jonathan King, 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 4 June 2010 at 2.15 pm in the Council Chamber, Highland Council headquarters, Inverness.