Tayside Plan for Infants, Children, Young People and Families 2023-2026, Annual Report 2023-2024
Perth and Kinross Council · 29 January 2025
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Perth and Kinross Council Learning and Families Committee 29 January 2025 Tayside Plan for Infants, Children, Young People and Families 2023-2026, Annual Progress Report 2023-2024 Report by Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice (Report No. 25/17) 1. Purpose 1.1 This report provides an update on the progress made in 2023-24 towards the priorities in the Tayside Plan for Infants, Children, Young People and Families 2023-2026 (Appendix 1), hereafter referred to as the Tayside Plan. The Tayside Plan Report on Progress 2023-2024 (Appendix 2) details progress being made in relation to the five collective commitments outlined in the Tayside Plan. 2. Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that the Committee: • Notes progress detailed within the Tayside Plan Annual Report 2023-2024 (Appendix 2); and • Requests that a further annual progress report on the delivery of the 2023-2026 Plan be presented to the Learning and Families Committee in Autumn 2025. 3. Structure of Report 3.1 This report is structured over the following sections: • Section 4: Background • Section 5: Financial Implications • Appendices 4. Background 4.1 The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, requires that the local authority and relevant health board must, in respect of each 3-year period, prepare a children’s services plan; and that after the end of each one-year period they must publish a report on the extent to which children’s services and related services have been provided in accordance with the plan. Statutory Guidance for Children’s Services Planning is available to support community planning partnership areas in their preparation, implementation and review of their plans.
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4.2 Governance of the progress towards the actions in the Tayside Plan is via the Tayside Regional Improvement Collaborative (TRIC) multi-agency leadership group. 4.3 This progress is regularly reported to the Perth and Kinross Children, Young People and Families Partnership where the Tayside Plan for infants, children, young people and families is considered in the context of several Perth and Kinross specific children’s services plans including the Promise, Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC), Child Poverty and Mental Health and Wellbeing. 5. Financial Implications 5.1 A Scottish Government grant allocation of £790,426 for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 enabled the work of the TRIC and supported delivery of the five collective commitments of the Tayside Plan. A break-down of spend is detailed in the table below. Workstream Staff Costs (including full time equivalent (FTE) Other / Resource Costs Workstream Cost 2023-24 Infrastructure & Leadership £143,903 £5,000 £148,903 Pre-Birth and Early Years £20,000 £20,000 Learning & Attainment £176,117 £5,000 £181,117 Learning & Attainment - digital learning £375,406 £5,000 £380,406 Health & Wellbeing £20,000 £20,000 Looked after Children, Care Leavers & Young Carers £20,000 £20,000 Safeguarding and Child Protection £20,000 £20,000 Totals £775,426 £15,000 £790,426 Author Name Designation Contact Details Kelly McIntosh Director of Education and Lifelong Learning - Angus Council FBSCommittee@pkc.gov.uk 01738 475000 Approved Name Designation Date Arun Singh Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice 8 January 2025
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Annex 1. Implications, Assessments, Consultation and Communication Strategic Implications Yes/None Community Plan/Single Outcome Agreement Yes Corporate Plan Yes Resource Implications Financial None Workforce None Asset Management (land, property, IST) None Assessments Equality Impact Assessment N/A Strategic Environmental Assessment N/A Sustainability (community, economic, environmental) N/A Legal and Governance N/A Risk N/A Consultation Internal Yes External Yes Communication Communications Plan Yes 1. Strategic Implications Community Plan/Single Outcome Agreement 1.1 This section sets out how the proposals relate to the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Community Plan/Single Outcome Agreement in terms of the following priorities: (i) Giving every child the best start in life; (ii) Developing educated, responsible and informed citizens; (iii) Promoting a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economy; (iv) Supporting people to lead independent, healthy and active lives; and (v) Creating a safe and sustainable place for future generations. This report relates to Objective No. (i) and (ii). Corporate Plan 1.2 This section sets out how the proposals relate to the achievement of the Council’s Corporate Plan Objectives: (i) Giving every child the best start in life; (ii) Developing educated, responsible and informed citizens; (iii) Promoting a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economy; (iv) Supporting people to lead independent, healthy and active lives; and (v) Creating a safe and sustainable place for future generations. This report relates to Objective No. (i) and (ii).
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1.3 The report also links to the Education and Learning; and the Children, Families and Justice Services Vision, Values and Priorities in respect of the following key Priority area: • Best Start 2. Resource Implications Financial 2.1 The financial implications have been documented within the main body of the report at Section 5. The Head of Finance for Dundee City Council, as the holder of the TRIC budget, has been consulted in the preparaton of this report. Workforce 2.2 Not applicable. Asset Management (land, property, IT) 2.3 Not applicable. 3. Assessments Equality Impact Assessment 3.1 Under the Equality Act 2010, the Council is required to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations between equality groups. Carrying out Equality Impact Assessments for plans and policies allows the Council to demonstrate that it is meeting these duties. 3.1.1 The proposals have been considered under the Corporate Equalities Impact Assessment process (EqIA) with the following outcome: (i) Assessed as not relevant for the purposes of EqIA. Strategic Environmental Assessment 3.2 The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 places a duty on the Council to identify and assess the environmental consequences of its proposals. 3.2.1 The proposals have been considered under the Act; however, no action is required as the Act does not apply to the matters presented in this report. This is because the Committee are requested to note the contents of the report only and the Committee are not being requested to approve, adopt or agree to an action or to set the framework for future decisions.
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Sustainability 3.3 Under the provisions of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, the Council has to discharge its duties in a way which contributes to the achievement of sustainable development. Under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 the Council also has a duty relating to climate change and, in exercising its functions must act: • In the way best calculated to delivery of the Act’s emissions reduction targets. • In the way best calculated to deliver any statutory adaption programmes. • In a way that it considers most sustainable. 3.3.1 Not applicable. Legal and Governance 3.4 Not applicable. 3.5 Not applicable. Risk 3.6 No risks are associated with the proposals contained in this report. 4. Consultation Internal 4.1 Not applicable or This report has been reviewed by the Education and Learning Senior Management Team. External 4.2 The leadership group representatives from Angus Council, Perth and Kinross Council, Dundee City Council, the NHS Tayside National Health Service and Police Scotland have been consulted in the preparation of this report. 5. Communication 5.1 Not applicable. 2. Background Papers 2.1 No background papers, as defined by Section 50D of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (and not containing confidential or exempt information) were relied on to a material extent in preparing the above report:
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3. Appendices 3.1 Appendix 1 - Tayside Plan for Infants, Children, Young People and Families 2023-2026 Appendix 2 - Tayside Plan Report on Progress 2023-2024 Appendix 3 - Supporting Data Appendix 4 - Headline Measures