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North Lanarkshire Council · 26 April 2024
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17 April 2024 Members of the Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee Chief Executive’s Office Archie Aitken Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk Notice is given that a Meeting of the Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee is to be held in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB on Friday, 26 April 2024 at 10:00 AM which you are requested to attend. The agenda of business is attached. Archie Aitken Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) Members : Clerk Name: Lesley Dysart Clerk Telephone: Clerk Email: dysartl@northlan.gov.uk G Woods, C Costello, D Ashraf, C Barclay, B Baudo, H Brannan-McVey, J Cairns, G Currie, P Di Mascio, F Fotheringham, W Goldie, J Jones, P Kelly, A Khan, J Leckie, H Loughran, B McCluskey, A McCrory, F McNally, L Mitchell, L Nolan, P Patton, G Robinson, A Thomas, C Williams.
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Agenda 1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 2 Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee Terms of Reference Submit a copy of the remit/functions of the Committee following agreement of the Policy and Strategy Committee on 7 December 2023 5 - 6 3 Delivery Framework for Equalities - Update Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) (1) providing Elected Members with an update on the Council's Delivery Plan for Equalities, and (2) seeking approval of (a) the Council’s Delivery Plan for Equalities - campaigns and activities, 2024/2025, and (b) the timeline of the review and development of the Equality Strategy and Equality Outcomes for 2025-29 7 - 18 4 A Shared BSL Plan for Lanarkshire 2024-2030 Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) seeking approval of the Council’s second British Sign Language (BSL) Plan, A Shared BSL Plan for Lanarkshire 2024-30 19 - 40 5 Implementation of Trauma-Informed Practice and Organisational Culture North Lanarkshire Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education and Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) (1) providing Elected Members with the progress being made towards achieving our ambition, and (2) seeking approval of the Trauma Plan which sets out the steps to ensuring North Lanarkshire becomes a leading trauma-informed Council 41 - 56 6 Resilient People, Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Local Authority Award - Gold Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (1) informing that North Lanarkshire Council has achieved gold status in the first-ever Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Local Authority Award, recognising the Council's commitment and actions to date to support breastfeeding in the workplace and wider community, and (2) seeking approval to endorse the next steps set out at section 2.6 of the report 57 - 64
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7 Local Child Poverty Action Report 2022/2023 - Internal and External Feedback Submit report by the Chief Social Worker (Education and Families, Justice and integrated Practice (1) providing an update of the feedback received on the North Lanarkshire Local Child Poverty Action Report 2022/23 and the self evaluation outcome, and (2) seeking approval that the Tackling Poverty Officers Action Group consider and identify any related improvement actions 65 - 84 8 Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire - Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023-2026 Update Submit report by Chief Social Work Officer (Education and Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) providing an update on the Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026, Local Child Poverty Action Report and associated Action Plans with a particular focus on the driver of Holistic Supports 85 - 94