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South Lanarkshire Council · 26 March 2025
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Wednesday, 19 March 2025 Dear Councillor Social Work Resources Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Wednesday, 26 March 2025 Time: 10:00 Venue: Hybrid - Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. Yours sincerely Paul Manning Chief Executive Members Margaret B Walker (Chair), Kirsty Williams (Depute Chair), Joe Fagan (ex officio), Alex Allison, John Anderson, Walter Brogan, Robert Brown, Archie Buchanan, Mathew Buchanan, Janine Calikes, Maureen Devlin, Colin Dewar, Mary Donnelly, Allan Falconer, Elise Frame, Celine Handibode, Graeme Horne, Mark Horsham, Martin Hose, Eileen Logan, Hugh Macdonald, Catherine McClymont, Carol Nugent, John Ross, Graham Scott, David Watson Substitutes John Bradley, Maureen Chalmers, Margaret Cooper, Margaret Cowie, Geri Gray, Susan Kerr, Richard Lockhart, Elaine McDougall, Mark McGeever, Davie McLachlan, Richard Nelson, Bert Thomson
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Social Work Resources Committee held on 29 January 2025 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 1 - 8 Monitoring Item(s) 3 Social Work Resources' Risk Register Update Report dated 18 March 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 9 - 14 4 Social Work Resources - Revenue Budget Monitoring 2024/2025 Joint report dated 7 March 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) and the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 15 - 24 5 Social Work Resources - Capital Budget Monitoring 2024/2025 Joint report dated 24 February 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) and the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 25 - 28 6 Social Work Resources – Workforce Monitoring – December 2024 and January 2025 Joint report dated 5 March 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) and the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 29 - 36 Item(s) for Decision 7 Strengthening Public Protection Capabilities Report dated 7 March 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 37 - 40 8 Strengthening Technology Enabled Care Capabilities Joint report dated 7 March 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care and the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 41 - 46 9 Adoption Allowance Scheme Report dated 11 March 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 47 - 50 10 Review of Emergency Social Work Services Joint report dated 7 March 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care and the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 51 - 58 Item(s) for Noting
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11 Sustaining Social Work Children and Families Services Budget Recovery Actions Joint report dated 17 February 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care and the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 59 - 66 12 South Lanarkshire Justice Social Work Community Payback Annual Report 2023/2024 Report dated 7 February 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 67 - 90 13 Justice Services Unpaid Work Service - Update Report dated 12 February 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 91 - 98 14 Family Support Strategy – Annual Report Report dated 26 February 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care. (Copy attached) 99 - 114 15 Response to the Scottish Government Consultation on Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’ Joint report dated 19 February 2025 by the Director, Health and Social Care and the Interim Executive Director (Education Resources). (Copy attached) 115 - 122 Urgent Business 16 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. For further information, please contact:- Clerk Name: Elizabeth-Anne McGonigle Clerk Telephone: 07385 403101 Clerk Email: elizabeth-anne.mcgonigle@southlanarkshire.gov.uk