Agenda
North Lanarkshire Council · 5 May 2023
Back to Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee — 5 May 2023 and its agenda
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Agenda (1) Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (2) Mainstreaming Equality (page 5 - 68) Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) advising that every two years public bodies covered by the Public Sector Equality Duty are required to publish a number of reports and information to evidence how they are meeting the needs of people whose characteristics are protected by the Equality Act 2010 - the Public Sector Equality Duty (General Duty) (copy herewith) (3) Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire - Tackling Poverty Strategy 2020 - 2023 (page 69 - 94) Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice & Integrated Practice) providing an update on the delivery and conclusion of the Tackling Poverty Strategy 2020-2023 and the improved outcomes achieved, the development of the new Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023-2026 and the Local Child Poverty Action Report for 2022-2023 (copy herewith) (4) Tackling Poverty Financial Support Update (page 95 - 104) Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice & Integrated Practice) providing an update on the financial support provided by the Council to assist residents with the Cost-of-Living Crisis, via the NL Child Payment, Fuel Hardship Payment and the Pensioner Fuel Grant and seeking the endorsement of the redistribution of the underspend of the funds to Pensioner Fuel Grant, Scottish Welfare Fund and the Flexibility Budget for additional Tackling Poverty initiatives during the period 2023/24 (copy herewith) (5) Implementation of the National Trauma Framework in North Lanarkshire (page 105 - 118) Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education and Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) setting the actions being taken by the Council to embed the Framework in North Lanarkshire, highlighting areas of practice where a trauma informed approach is already making a positive difference for children and individuals and outlining next steps, in ensuring North Lanarkshire becomes a leading trauma-informed Council (copy herewith) (6) Strategic Performance Framework - Latest Performance Results for the Tacking Poverty Service (page 119 - 128) Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Children, Families, Justice, and Integrated Practice) providing an update of the latest results for the suite of performance indicators for the Chief Social Work Officer (Children, Families, Justice, and Integrated Practice) that are within the remit of this Committee (copy herewith)