Decision details

(i)       to note that officers would liaise with Councillor Thomson outwith the meeting in relation to the anecdotal reports she had received about a possible lack of consistency in schools who were reporting incidents;

(ii)       to request that officers provide a service update to Members and Trade Union Advisers in respect of the work of the Health and Safety sub group, which had been set up to undertake analysis of health and safety data generated by schools, to include the action being taken to address short-term behavioural incidents;

(iii)      to note that officers had prepared a short training presentation for relevant staff on how to deal with any incidents involving animals, and to request that the presentation also be circulated to Elected Members; and

(iv)      to note the report.