Children And Families Committee - 27/10/2025

At a MEETING of the CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COMMITTEE held remotely on 27th October, 2025.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

 

Depute Lord Provost Nadia EL-NAKLA

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON

Kevin KEENAN

Christina ROBERTS

Willie SAWERS

Fraser MACPHERSON

Derek SCOTT

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON

Steven ROME

George McIRVINE

Jimmy BLACK

Lynne SHORT

Wendy SCULLIN

Kevin CORDELL

Roisin SMITH

Pete SHEARS

Stewart HUNTER

Siobhan TOLLAND

Daniel COLEMAN

Ken LYNN

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Michael CRICHTON

Lee MILLS

Jax FINNEGAN

Craig DUNCAN

 

Dorothy McHUGH

 

 

External Members for Articles I and II

 

Ms Jodi BARCLAY, Teacher Representative

Mr David GIBSON, Teacher Representative

Mrs Tara JAVED, Parent Representative

Mrs Teresa LITTLE, Roman Catholic Church Representative

Mrs Margaret MCVEAN, Church of Scotland Representative

Miss Lilia MAIR, Pupil Representative

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 1st September, 2025 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS

 

There was submitted Report No 314-2025 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing information on the profile of additional support needs (ASN) in Dundee and an overview of some of the achievements of children and young people with complex ASN. 

 

The Committee agreed to note the contents of the report.

 

At this juncture external members of the Committee departed.

 

III OUR PROMISE 2023-2026 ANNUAL UPDATE

 

There was submitted Report No 313-2025 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing the second annual update on the implementation of Our Promise to Care Experienced Children, Young People and Care Leavers 2023/2026. The report covered the last 12 months and followed Committee approval of Our Promise on 23rd October, 2023 and the first annual update approved on 28th October, 2024. The report also included an update on Whole Family Wellbeing Funding (WFWF) activities and Whole Family Support opportunities.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note continued progress made on the implementation of Our Promise 2023/2026 and improved outcomes for care experienced children, young people and care leavers; and

 

(ii) to request the Executive Director to present the next three year report covering the period 2026/2029 in six months.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.