Minute of Meeting of Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee of 27 November 2024 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 22 January 2025
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HOUSING AND SOCIAL WELLBEING COMMITTEE Minute of hybrid meeting of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee held in the Council Chambers, 2 High Street, Perth, on 27 November 2024 at 9.30am. Present: Bailies C Ahern, C McLaren and M Williamson; Councillors P Barrett, B Brawn, A Chan (substituting for Councillor A Forbes), D Cuthbert (substituting for Bailie R Brock), D Illingworth (substituting for Councillor I James), I Macpherson, C Mair, T McEwan and C Stewart. In Attendance: C Mailer, Depute Chief Executive; E Ritchie, Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities, A Singh – Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice, D Stokoe (Housing and Communities), L Haxton (Strategic Planning, People and Performance), N Rogerson (from Item 7), J Middlemiss (both Children, Families and Justice), S Hendry, J Guild, A Brown and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance). Also in Attendance: Group Commander C Wallace and Area Commander B Todd (both Scottish Fire and Rescue Service), Chief Superintendent N Russell, Area Commander G Burns and Inspector S Gray (all Police Scotland) (all up to Item 7). Apologies: Bailie R Brock, Councillors A Forbes, I James and J Welch. Councillor T McEwan, Convener, Presiding. 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Councillor T McEwan welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies were noted as above. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no Declarations of Interests in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct 3. MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minute of the meeting of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee of 2 October 2024 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. OUTSTANDING BUSINESS STATEMENT Resolved: The Outstanding Business Statement was noted, and it was agreed to remove the completed actions.
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5. SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE MID-YEAR PERFORMANCE REPORT 1 APRIL 2024 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 There was submitted a report by Local Senior Officer, SFRS (24/336) providing information for the Committee regarding the performance of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, against the priorities, performance indicators and targets detailed within the Local Fire and Rescue Plan for Perth and Kinross 2020-23, to facilitate local scrutiny. Resolved: The statistical information contained in this report in conjunction with Appendix 1, be noted following scrutiny. 6. PERTH AND KINROSS LOCAL POLICING AREA MID-YEAR PERFORMANCE REPORT -1ST APRIL 2024 – 30TH SEPTEMBER 2024 There was submitted a report by Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland (24/337) providing information in relation to some of the work which has taken place within Perth and Kinross Local Policing Area to allow Members to conduct their scrutiny responsibilities. Resolved: The statistical information contained in this report in conjunction with Appendix 1, be noted following scrutiny. THERE FOLLOWED A SHORT RECESS AND THE MEETING RECONVENED AT 11:10AM. 7. COMMUNITY PAYBACK ORDER ANNUAL RETURN 2023-24 There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice (24/338) introducing the Perth and Kinross CPO Annual Return for 2023-24 in compliance with the requirement from the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 about duty on local authorities to submit an annual return about the operation of Community Payback Orders (CPOs) to Community Justice Scotland (CJS). Resolved: (i) The Committee takes assurance about the work being undertaken by the Community Justice Social Work (CJSW) team and the Unpaid Work (UPW) teams in respect of CPOs in Perth and Kinross; (ii) The contents of the report be endorsed. (iii) It be requested the Strategic Lead for Children, Families and Justice brings forward an annual report regarding the activity and performance of CPOs. 8. PRESENTATION ON 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE There was a slide-based presentation by J Middlemiss on the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
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Resolved: The contents of the presentation, be noted. 9. COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND 2024/25 Three was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities (24/339) (1) informing Committee of the funding commitments made for the 2024/25 Community Investment Fund (CIF) across the 12 Council wards, and (2) providing an update on progress with the Locality Participatory Budget Fund for 2024/25. Resolved: (i) The funding decisions taken by Ward Panels for 2024/25 CIF, be noted. (ii) The carry forward of £47,520.20 for disbursal to community grassroots projects in 2024/25 and 2025/26, for use in the wards where the underspends have arisen, be approved. (iii) The progress made with the Locality PB Fund, be noted. ~~~~~~~~~