Approved Minutes of Meeting
West Dunbartonshire Council · 18 May 2023
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COMMUNITY PLANNING WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE MANAGEMENT BOARD Thursday, 18 May 2023 Present: Councillor Martin Rooney (Chair) West Dunbartonshire Council Councillor Michelle McGinty West Dunbartonshire Council Peter Hessett West Dunbartonshire Council Amanda Graham West Dunbartonshire Council Laura Mason West Dunbartonshire Council Peter Barry West Dunbartonshire Council Elaine Troup West Dunbartonshire Council Beth Culshaw West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership Fiona Taylor West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership John Anderson West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust Katie Cooper Department for Work and Pensions Damon Scott Dunbartonshire Chamber of Commerce Jimmy Hyslop Nature Scot Rebecca Campbell NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Lorna Gibson Police Scotland David Moore Scottish Fire and Rescue Sharon Kelly Skills Development Scotland Liz Connolly West College Scotland Ashley MacIntyre West Dunbartonshire Council Apologies: Councillor Clare Steel West Dunbartonshire Council Lesley James West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership Judith McLaughlin Department for Work and Pensions Gregg McKearney Scottish Fire and Rescue Colin MacBean Scottish Government James Russell Skills Development Scotland Bruce Kiloh Strathclyde Partnership for Transport John Binning Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Lynn Ratcliff Police Scotland Selina Ross West Dunbartonshire CVS
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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 16 February 2023 were submitted and approved as a correct record. ACTION LOG The Rolling Action list for the Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board was submitted for information and relevant updates were noted and agreed. EMPOWERED PRESENTATION Elaine Troup, Communities Manager gave a presentation to the Board. The main points covered in the presentation were:- • Effective Community Empowerment processes; • Principles of Community Empowerment; • Dementia Friendly West Dunbartonshire; • Participatory Budgeting; and • Delivering Community Empowerment. After discussion and having heard the Communities Manager in further explanation and in answer to Members questions, the Board agreed:- (1) to note that the presentation would be circulated via email; (2) to note that contact details of the Communities Team and West Dunbartonshire CVS would be circulated via email; and (3) to note the update provided. 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:-
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(1) that the minutes of future CPWD Executive Group meetings would be brought to future meetings of the CPWD Management Board; and (2) to note the update provided. WHOLE FAMILY WELLBEING A report was submitted by Laura Mason, Chief Education Officer informing of the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund and providing an update on plans to deliver Whole Family supports. After discussion and having heard the Chief Education Officer in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed:- (1) to note the progress and strategic direction of plans; and (2) to note that regular updates would be provided. JOINT INSPECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF HARM A report was submitted by Lesley James, Head of Children’s Health, Care and Criminal Justice Services and Chief Social Work Officer providing information on the progress of the Community Planning Partnership’s Joint Inspection of children and young people at risk of harm in West Dunbartonshire, carried out in three phases from September 2021 until March 2023. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer, West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed:- (1) to note the content of the letter dated 13 April 2023 from the Care Inspectorate on behalf of the Joint Inspection Team; (2) to note that the Public Protection Chief Officers Group (PPCOG) received regular updates from the interim Executive Oversight Group, set up to oversee the inspection activity and progress and to provide leadership and scrutiny in relation to progress of the inspection improvement plan; (3) to note a review of the interim governance arrangements would be considered by PPCOG at its next meeting on 20 June 2023; (4) to note the priority actions contained in the refreshed Community Planning Partnership’s Improvement Action Plan and outlined in section 4.9 of the report; and (5) to note that external support in relation to strategic planning and delivery of services to children and young people at risk of harm would continue to be provided through the Partnership’s Strategic Inspector and Local Network arrangements.
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DELIVERY IMPROVEMENT GROUP (DIG) UPDATES (a) Flourishing – Peter Barry A report was submitted by Peter Barry, Chief Officer – Housing and Employability providing an update on the work of the Flourishing Delivery and Improvement Group. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Housing and Employability in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to note the update provided. (b) Independent – Fiona Taylor A report was submitted by Fiona Taylor, Head of Health and Community Care providing an update on the work of the Independent Delivery and Improvement Group. After discussion and having heard the Head of Health and Community Care in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to note the update provided. (c) Nurtured – Laura Mason A report was submitted by Laura Mason, Chief Education Officer providing an update on the work of the Nurtured Delivery and Improvement Group. After discussion and having heard the Chief Education Officer in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed:- (1) to note the expectation that all Nurtured DIG partners would participate in self-evaluation activities leading to improvement in service delivery and outcomes for children, young people and families; (2) to note the expectation that all Nurtured DIG partners would participate in ICSP 21-23 reporting and ICSP 23-26 planning; (3) to engage in planning to improve transition experiences of young people with support needs leaving school; and (4) to note the update provided. (d) Empowered – Selina Ross A report was submitted by Selina Ross, West Dunbartonshire CVS providing an update on the work of the Empowered Delivery and Improvement Group.
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After discussion and having heard the Communities Manager in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed to note the update provided. (e) SAFE – Lorna Gibson A report was submitted by Lorna Gibson, Police Scotland providing an update on the work of the Safe Delivery and Improvement Group. After discussion and having heard the Superintendent in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed:- (1) to approve the delay to the implementation of the revised Safe DIG strategy until later in 2023 in order to allow an assessment of the current DIG strategy to be carried out by the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Team; and (2) to note the update provided. DATE OF NEXT MEETING It was noted that the next meeting of the Board would be held on Thursday, 17 August at 2 p.m. on MS Teams. The meeting closed at 3.45 p.m.