Children And Families Services Committee - 27/02/2017
At a MEETING of the CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 27th February, 2017.
Present:-
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Depute Lord Provost Christina ROBERTS |
BAILIES
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Willie SAWERS |
Helen WRIGHT |
Ian BORTHWICK |
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Derek J SCOTT |
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COUNCILLORS
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Ken GUILD |
Stewart HUNTER |
Lesley BRENNAN |
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John ALEXANDER |
Ken LYNN |
Georgia CRUICKSHANK |
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Jimmy BLACK |
Vari McDONALD |
Tom FERGUSON |
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David BOWES |
Gregor MURRAY |
Brian GORDON |
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Bill CAMPBELL |
Alan G ROSS |
Richard McCREADY |
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Kevin CORDELL |
Lynne SHORT |
Norma McGOVERN |
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Will DAWSON |
Laurie BIDWELL |
Fraser MACPHERSON |
External members for Articles I to III
Mrs M MacKENZIE, Parent Representative
Miss K MANDS, Church of Scotland Representative
Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd January, 2017 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
The Convener and Committee paid tribute to Michael Wood, Executive Director Children and Families Service upon his retiral and wished him well for the future.
I DECLARATION OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest.
II RESERVED SPACES IN SCHOOLS 2017/2018
There was submitted Report No 75-2017 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service where reference was made to Article V of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 19th February, 2001, where approval was given to retain reserved places in certain schools to accommodate children moving into the catchment area during the school year. The Executive Director of Children and Families Service was required to review the allocation of places on an annual basis and proposed an allocation of reserved places for session 2017/2018.
The Committee approved the proposals to reserve places in schools for session 2017/2018 as set out in Appendix I of the report noted below:-
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School |
Allocation of Reserved Places |
No of Places |
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Ancrum Road PS |
3 at P1 |
3 |
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Barnhill PS |
3 at P1, 1 per stage thereafter |
9 |
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Blackness PS |
3 at P1 |
3 |
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Claypotts Castle PS |
2 at P1 |
2 |
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Clepington PS |
4 at P1 |
4 |
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Craigowl PS |
5 at P1, 1 per stage thereafter |
11 |
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Downfield PS |
3 at P1 |
3 |
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Eastern PS |
3 at P1, 1 per stage thereafter |
9 |
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Fintry PS |
2 at P1 |
2 |
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Forthill PS |
5 at P1, 1 per stage thereafter |
11 |
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St Joseph's RC PS |
3 at P1 |
3 |
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SS Peter & Paul RC PS |
2 at P1 |
2 |
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Victoria Park PS |
3 at P1 |
3 |
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Grove Academy |
4 in S1, S2 and S3 |
12 |
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Harris Academy |
4 in S1, S2 and S3 |
12 |
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Morgan Academy |
4 in S1, S2 and S3 |
12 |
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St John's HS |
4 in S1, S2 and S3 |
12 |
III SCOTTISH CHILD ABUSE INQUIRY
There was submitted Report No 74-2017 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing information on the terms of reference of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and progress to date.
The Committee:-
(i) noted the potential implications of the Inquiry for the Council;
(ii) endorsed the arrangements that were in place through the Child Protection Committee to respond to these implications; and
(iii) instructed the Executive Director of Children and Families to report back on any emerging local issues.
Stuart HUNTER, Convener.