Approved Minutes of Meeting
West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 February 2023
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COMMUNITY PLANNING WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE MANAGEMENT BOARD Thursday, 16 February 2023 Present: Councillor Martin Rooney (Chair) West Dunbartonshire Council Councillor Michelle McGinty West Dunbartonshire Council Councillor Clare Steel West Dunbartonshire Council Peter Hessett West Dunbartonshire Council Amanda Graham West Dunbartonshire Council Laura Mason West Dunbartonshire Council Stephen Brooks West Dunbartonshire Council Stephen Daly West Dunbartonshire Council Gillian McNamara West Dunbartonshire Council Lesley James West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership John Anderson West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust Rona Gold Shared Service, Community Planning, Argyll and Bute Council John McLuckie Argyll and Bute Council Anne MacDougall Chair of Community Alliance Judith McLaughlin Department for Work and Pensions Damon Scott Dunbartonshire Chamber of Commerce Jimmy Hyslop Nature Scot Lorna Gibson Police Scotland Gregg McKearney Scottish Fire and Rescue Colin MacBean Scottish Government Gerry Watt Scottish Prison Service Sharon Kelly Skills Development Scotland Bruce Kiloh Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Liz Connolly West College Scotland Selina Ross West Dunbartonshire CVS Ashley MacIntyre West Dunbartonshire Council Apologies: Peter Barry West Dunbartonshire Council Beth Culshaw West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership Fiona Taylor West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership Richard Millar Scottish Canals James Russell Skills Development Scotland
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Rebecca Campbell NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Councillor Martin Rooney in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board held on 17 November 2022 were submitted and approved as a correct record. ACTION LOG After discussion and having heard from the Shared Service Community Planning Manager, the Board agreed the action log would be updated to reflect additional actions following the meeting. VARIATION IN ORDER OF BUSINESS Having heard the Chair, the Board agreed to vary the order of business as hereinafter minuted. SPT PRESENTATION Bruce Kiloh, Head of Policy and Planning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport gave a presentation to the Board. The main points covered in the presentation were:- • SPT; • Our Area; • Responsibilities; • Current Trends; • Delivering for West Dunbartonshire; • Operational Activity in West Dunbartonshire; • New RTS; and • Cost of Living.
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After discussion and having heard the Head of Policy and Planning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport in further explanation and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed:- (1) that the presentation would be circulated via email; (2) that useful links would be circulated via email and included within the minutes of the meeting; and (3) to note the update provided. Regional Transport Strategy and associated documentation https://www.spt.co.uk/about-us/what-we-are-doing/regional-transport-strategy/vision/ SPT: Delivering for West Dunbartonshire https://www.spt.co.uk/media/0fdasup1/west-dunbartonshire_councilreport.pdf Bus complaints https://www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/buses/bus-complaints/ COMMUNITY PLANNING EXECUTIVE GROUP A report was submitted by Peter Hessett, Chief Executive providing an update from the most recent Community Planning Executive Group meeting. After discussion and having heard the Chief Executive in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to note the contents of the report. WELLBEING PRESENTATION Amanda Graham, Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities; Stephen Brooks, Working 4 U Manager; Stephen Daly, Citizen and Digital Manager and Selina Ross, Chief Officer – West Dunbartonshire CVS gave a presentation to the Board. The main points covered in the presentation were:- Introduction and Energy Fund, Working 4U Cost of Living Crisis (Stephen Brooks):- • Overview of the Energy Fund - process, priority target group and partners; • Total referrals made so far - 54 total referrals made with 48 successful applicants; and • Unsuccessful applicants/ criteria. Cost of Living Group and initiatives taking place (Amanda Graham):- • Overview of the Cost of Living Working Group; • Free gym/ swim sessions during summer and October breaks; • Youth theatre; • Winter programme in West Dunbartonshire; and • Cost of Living Conference.
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Welfare Fund (Stephen Daly):- • Community Care Grants; • Self-isolation Support Grants; and • Scottish Welfare Fund. Third Sector response to support wellbeing in communities (Selina Ross):- • CVS Cost of Living Resources; • Carers Support Card; and • Being mindful of the increased demand while facing increasing costs. After discussion and having heard the relevant officers in further explanation and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed:- (1) that useful links would be circulated via email and included within the minutes of the meeting; and (2) to note the updates provided. Cost of Living Advice https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/benefits-and-grants/cost-of-living/ Scottish Welfare Fund https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/welfarefund CVS Cost of Living Resources https://wdcvs.com/success-story/cost-of-living-resources-2/ Scottish Pantry Network https://www.scottishpantrynetwork.org.uk/ PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS FOR OVERSIGHT Community Justice Partnership Update – Lesley James Lesley James, Head of Children’s Health, Care and Justice Services and Chief Social Work Officer gave a verbal update to the Board. The main points covered were:- • that the Community Justice Strategy has yet to be rolled out by the Scottish Government; • that a sub group would be established to consider how to strengthen the Stronger Custody Community Pathways; • that a review would be carried out of the Arrest Referral Scheme; • that Community Justice Scotland were asked to support implementation of the Caledonian Project and that a national training programme would be rolled out across Scotland. To. note that there has been a significant delay of 8-9 months due to funding streams and delivery of training and that a case has been made to the Scottish Government regarding West Dunbartonshire being prioritised; • that a Safe Together presentation took place in January and that this approach would be taken forward and rolled out further; and
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• that a Community Justice Co-Ordinator would be recruited. After discussion and having heard the Head of Children’s Health, Care and Justice Services and Chief Social Work Officer in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed:- (1) that an update would be provided at a future meeting of the CPWD Management Board following the recruitment of a Community Justice Co-Ordinator; and (2) to note the update provided. Joint Children’s Services Inspection Update – Lesley James Lesley James, Head of Children’s Health, Care and Justice Services and Chief Social Work Officer gave a verbal update to the Board. The main points covered were:- • that the CPP Inspection for children at risk of harm commenced in September 2021 (involving key partners – Health, Education, Police Scotland, Social Work and third sector); • that an Interim Report was published in May 2022 with key areas identified; • that a further position statement and associated evidence would be due for submission on 28 February 2023; and • that a response would be anticipated by 31 March 2023 which would determine whether the Care Inspectorate feel it is necessary to continue to work alongside the CPP in West Dunbartonshire or whether they are confident that sufficient progress has been made. After discussion and having heard the Head of Children’s Health, Care and Justice Services and Chief Social Work Officer in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed:- (1) that an update would be provided at the CPWD Management Board meeting in May; and (2) to note the update provided. Interim report on phases 1 and 2 of a joint inspection of services for children and young people at risk of harm in West Dunbartonshire https://www.careinspectorate.com/images/documents/32/Joint_inspection_of_services_ for_children_and_young_people_West_Dunbartonshire_May_2022_1.pdf DELIVERY IMPROVEMENT GROUP (DIG) UPDATES Flourishing – Gillian McNamara Nurtured – Laura Mason SAFE – Lorna Gibson After discussion and having heard the relevant DIG Chairs in further explanation of their reports and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed to note the updates provided and the position going forward in terms of each DIG area.
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VALEDICTORY Councillor Martin Rooney, Chair advised that this was the last meeting of the CPWD Management Board that Rona Gold, Shared Service Community Planning Manager would be attending. On behalf of all Members of the CPWD Management Board, Peter Hessett, Chief Executive and Councillor Martin Rooney thanked Ms. Gold and her team for their hard work and valued support provided over the years. DATE OF NEXT MEETING It was noted that the next meeting of the Board would be held on Thursday, 18 May 2023 at 2.00 p.m. in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton, G82 1QL. The meeting closed at 4.30 p.m.