Issue - meetings
Towards A Fairer Aberdeen That Prospers For All 2017 - 2020 (Health and Wellbeing ) - CHI/17/098
Meeting: 20/09/2017 - Finance, Policy and Resources Committee (Item 20)
Additional documents:
- CHI.17.098 - Appendix 1 draft for 20th Sept, item 20
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- CHI.17.098 - Appendix 2 Towards A Fairer Aberdeen Final - Health added v2, item 20
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Decision:
(i) to approve appendix 1 which outlines who would progress the priorities and actions subject to amending it so that it identifies a single lead officer as the responsible contact and report to Council as appropriate;
(ii) to note that a further report on the governance and, performance and management for tackling poverty and inequality linked to the Community Planning Partnerships Local Outcome Improvement framework will be reported to Committee in November 2017;
(iii) to approve the additional priorities and actions under Health and Wellbeing for inclusion in “Towards a Fairer Aberdeen That Prospers for All 2017- 2020” as detailed in Appendix 2 (see theme 11 Health and Wellbeing); and
(iv) to agree that the Head of Communities and Housing report back on the consultation results and proposed implementation of the Scottish Government’s Socio-economic duty early in 2018 once the Socio- Economic duty has been passed by the Scottish Parliament, and that this report also includes options on how ongoing engagement with individuals and groups experiencing poverty will be progressed.
Minutes:
With reference to article 7 of the minute of its meeting of 9 March 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which sought approval of an additional theme for tackling poverty and further proposals relating to the structure for overseeing the implementation of agreed actions and future engagement with individuals and groups who are experiencing poverty.
The report recommended:-
that the Committee -
(a) approve the list of lead Directors and Heads of Service (Appendix 1 of the report) who will progress the priorities and actions and report to Council as appropriate;
(b) note that a further report on the governance and, performance and management for tackling poverty and inequality linked to the Community Planning Partnerships Local Outcome Improvement framework will be reported to Committee in November 2017;
(c) approve the additional priorities and actions under Health and Wellbeing for inclusion in “Towards a Fairer Aberdeen That Prospers for All 2017- 2020” as detailed in Appendix 2 (see theme 11 Health and Wellbeing); and
(d) agree that the Head of Communities and Housing report back on the consultation results and proposed implementation of the Scottish Government’s Socio-economic duty early in 2018 once the Socio- Economic duty has been passed by the Scottish Parliament, and that this report also includes options on how ongoing engagement with individuals and groups experiencing poverty will be progressed.
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to approve recommendations (b), (c) and (d); and
(ii) in relation to (a) above, to approve appendix 1 which outlined who would progress the priorities and actions subject to amending it so that it identifies a single lead officer as the responsible contact and report to Council as appropriate.