Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Care, Learning and Housing Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday 30 May 2018 at 10.05 am.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Members are requested to note that Year of Young People Ambassadors will be available in the Chamber Foyer between 12.00 and 2.00 pm to talk about what they have already achieved and share their plans and hopes for the rest of the year.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance

Business

1.    Apologies for Absence
Leisgeulan

2.    Declarations of Interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

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.

3.    Outstanding Achievements
Coileanaidhean Air Leth

Members will be informed about outstanding achievements by people and groups, to be noted and commended by the Committee.

4.    Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Non-HRA Budget: Near-final Outturn Report 2017/2018

There is circulated Report No CLH/02/18 dated 21 May 2018 by the Director of Community Services.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.    approve the near-final revenue budget position for 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018; and
ii.    agree that the year-end HRA surplus of £0.325m be applied as Capital from Current Revenue.

5.    Community Services Performance Report – 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018    

There is circulated Report No CLH/03/18 dated 15 May 2018 by the Director of Community Services.

The Committee is invited to note the information provided on housing performance in the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.

6.    Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016: Rent Pressure Zones    

There is circulated Report No CLH/04/18 dated 15 May 2018 by the Director of Community Services.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.    note the information provided on Rent Pressure Zones;
ii.    agree to continue dialogue with other Councils, COSLA and Scottish Government officers in developing a common approach to research and data collection that would support successful applications for Rent Pressure Zones;
iii.    note that it will take time and resources to develop the evidence base to support applications in Highland and that there is no specific budget provision for this;
iv.    agree that discussion take place locally with Ward Members, where requested,  regarding specific local issues of affordability in the Private Rented Sectors that might help in identifying specific locations in which to target evidence gathering in future;
v.    agree that further updates be provided to Members as work progresses nationally.

7.    Children Living in Temporary Accommodation

There is circulated joint Report No CLH/05/18 dated by the Directors of Community Services and Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to note the report.

8.    Care and Learning Revenue Budget – Near-final Outturn 2017/18

There is circulated Report No CLH/06/18 dated 18 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.    agree the revenue budget near final outturn position for the year ended 31 March 2018; and
ii.    note the update provided regarding Aviemore pool.

9.    Care and Learning Capital Programme – 2018/19 Budget Allocations

There is circulated Report No CLH/07/18 dated 23 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to agree to the capital budget allocations for 2018/19 as set out in Appendix 1 and paragraphs 5.4 and 5.5 of the report.

10.    Performance Report – Children’s Services

There is circulated Report No CLH/08/18 dated 21 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.    scrutinise and comment on the performance information;
ii.    note the information provided on quality improvement; and
iii.    agree the proposed amendments to Key Performance Measures, which will require to be submitted to the Joint Monitoring Committee.

11.    NHS Highland Assurance Report

There is circulated Report No CLH/09/18 dated 18 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to scrutinise the report and make comments which will be incorporated into a report to NHS Highland.

12.    Statutory Consultation – Tain 3-18 Campus

There is circulated Report No CLH/10/18 dated 24 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The appendices are circulated separately as Booklet A.

The Committee is invited to agree to proceed to statutory consultation on the proposal set out at Booklet A (pages 2-24) to establish a new 3-18 campus in Tain, with a consequential merger of Craighill Primary, Knockbreck Primary and St. Duthus School, on one of two site options.

13.    Review of Statutory Consultation Exercise into the proposal to establish a new primary school to serve the Ness Castle and Ness-Side housing developments

There is circulated Report No CLH/11/18 dated 17 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The appendices are circulated separately as Booklets B and C.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.    consider the Proposal set out within the Review Report (Booklet B pp 1-18) and associated appendices;
ii.    consider the representations received and the report from Education Scotland;
iii.    agree to recommend to the Council the establishment of a new primary school for Inverness, to serve the Ness Castle and Ness-side housing developments; and:
iv.    agree to recommend to the Council the creation of a catchment area for the new school based on Option B of the catchment options outlined in the original Proposal Paper (Booklet B pp 19-32). The map of the proposed catchment can be found at page 35 of Booklet B.

14.    Sustainable Education in Highland Communities

There is circulated Report No CLH/12/18 dated 21 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to note the progress on proposals presented to the March Committee and agree:-

i.    the reframing of the programme as “Sustainable Education in Highland Communities”;
ii.    the five workstreams set out in the revised programme plan;
iii.    that engagement progresses with regard to management structures and school groupings in the Gairloch, Kinlochleven, Inverness High, Thurso and Wick Associated School Groups;
iv.    that local stakeholder groups are established in other Associated School Groups, linking with Community Planning and other local partnerships;
v.    the team job descriptions set out in Appendices 2 to 5 of the report; and
vi.    in principle, the implementation of Team Leader school office posts.

15.    National Improvement Framework – Progress Update

There is circulated Report No CLH/13/18 dated 20 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to note and comment on the progress being made in the delivery of the National Improvement Framework.

16.    Regional Improvement Plan

There is circulated Report No CLH/14/18 dated 21 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to note and comment on the draft Regional Improvement Plan.

17.    Early Learning and Childcare Update

There is circulated Report No CLH/15/18 dated 18 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to note:-

i.    the multi-year funding allocation;
ii.    the position on the additional graduate and modern apprentice posts; and
iii.    the update on the trial sites.

18.    Presentation: Supporting Young Enterprise

There is circulated Report No CLH/16/18 dated 18 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The report introduces a presentation by senior pupils from Plockton High School, who are Company of the Year in the Young Enterprise (Scotland) Highland & Moray 2017/18 Programme.

The Committee is invited to note and comment on the presentation and commend the Company of the Year.

19.    Presentation: Corporate Parenting Strategy

There is circulated Report No CLH/17/18 dated 21 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The report introduces a presentation which will cover the corporate parenting responsibilities of Highland Council and update on current developments in services for young people.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.    note the presentation; and
ii.    agree to the strategy outlined in Appendix 1of the report and the methods for monitoring work undertaken to progress the outcomes for care experienced young people in Highland.

20.    Joint Transition Service

There is circulated Report No CLH/18/18 dated 18 May 2018 by the Director of Care and Learning.

The Committee is invited to note:-

i.    the progress of the implementation of the Joint Transitions Team; and
ii.    the move of Deaf Services from Kenneth Street Inverness.

21.    6-Monthly High Life Highland Progress Report

There is circulated Report No CLH/19/18 dated 11 May 2018 by the Chief Executive, High Life Highland.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.    agree that High Life Highland has met or exceeded the outcomes expected in the Service Delivery Contract with the Council for the operating period to March 2018;
ii.    note and comment on the general updates since the last report in August 2017;
iii.    note the contributions made by High Life Highland to health and wellbeing; and
iv.    agree that a new Youth Work Strategy be developed as outlined in section nine of the report and nominate two Councillors to support the Youth Work Improvement Group and Highland Youth Parliament to develop it.

22.    Appointment to Food and Health in Schools Group

The Food and Health in Schools Group replaced the former School Meals Stakeholder Group which was in place between 2011 and 2015.  The Group now covers a broader remit about overall child health and healthy eating and makes recommendations on food, nutrition and health policies for pupils and staff in Highland schools.

The Committee is invited to appoint 1 Member to the Food and Health in Schools Group.

23.    Minutes
Geàrr-chunntas

The following Minutes are circulated for noting or approval as appropriate:-

i.    Highland Violence Against Women Partnership Group – 12 December 2017 (for noting);
ii.    Highland Community Justice Partnership – 20 December 2017 (for noting);
iii.    Adult Services Development and Scrutiny Sub-Committee – 28 March 2018 (for approval);
iv.    Highland Council/NHS Highland Joint Monitoring Committee – 25 April 2018 (draft for noting); and
v.    Poverty and Inequalities Working Group – 26 April 2018 (for approval).