Social Work And Health Committee - 18/10/2004

At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 18th October, 2004.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

C D P FARQUHAR

John CORRIGAN

Bruce D MACKIE

Helen WRIGHT

Neil I C POWRIE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Fraser MACPHERSON

Christina ROBERTS

Kevin KEENAN

Helen DICK

Jim BARRIE

George REGAN

Nigel DON

Will DAWSON

Julia M STURROCK

Bob DUNCAN

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

Roderick A J WALLACE

Christopher HIND

Willie W SAWERS

Charles A WEBSTER

Joe MORROW

Joe FITZPATRICK

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

Bailie WRIGHT, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th September, 2004 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOMECARE SERVICE - SOCIAL CARE SUPPORT

 

There was submitted Joint Report No 651-2004 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) and Director of Social Work proposing detailed financial and staffing arrangements for the ongoing development and extension of social care support in the community provided by both the Social Work Department's Homecare Service and external providers.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) that the number of hours of social care provided by the Homecare Service be increased by 36,796 hours per annum;

 

(ii) that the number of social care hours provided by contracted approved providers be increased by 10,000 hours per year; and

 

(iii) that the personnel implications arising from the report be remitted to the Personnel Committee for consideration.

 

II THE CHILDREN'S RIGHTS SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT

 

There was submitted Report No 689-2004 on the work undertaken by the Children's Rights Officer for children and young people looked after by Dundee City Council, for the year 2003/2004 and the perspective adopted by the Children's Rights Officer and how this would be applied by the service.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) that the annual report on the work of the Children's Rights Officer during the year 2003/2004 be approved; and

(ii) that, the Director of Social Work be instructed to consult further Council departments through the Children's Services planning process, to examine the appropriate role for the Children's Rights Service in relation to children in need in the wider activities of the Council.

 

 

 

 

HELEN WRIGHT, Convener.