Issue - meetings

(i)           to note the report;

(ii)          to request that an update report on Adult Protection referrals, as outlined in para 3.2.9.1 be presented to Committee on 10 October 2018;

(iii)         to note that the Great Get Together was set up in 2016 after Jo Cox’s death and that it will be held again this year from 22-24 June, to coincide with Jo’s birthday;

(iv)         to note that the organisers hope to build on last year’s success, which saw thousands of events across the UK, and to extend the reach of the event in Scotland by involving as many cities, towns and communities as possible;

(v)          believes that Jo Cox’s message that “we have more in common than that which divides us” has relevance today and demonstrates the spirit that politics and public service should embody; and

(vi)         to agree to participate in the Great Get Together 2018 and asks the Chief Executive to liaise with the organisers and with appropriate Conveners on proposals for the event.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which provided an introduction to the services delivered by Aberdeen City Council that are designed to protect the public, and the assurance regimes and arrangements in place for these services to ensure that the Council is meeting its statutory duties in terms of public protection.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee note the report.

The Convener proposed that the Chief Executive liaise with organisers of the Great Get Together with a view to arranging Aberdeen City Council’s participation in this year’s event in support of Jo Cox’s message that “we have more in common than that which divides us”. The Committee unanimously endorsed the Convener’s proposal.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)           to note the report;

(ii)          to request that an update report on Adult Protection referrals, as outlined in para 3.2.9.1 be presented to Committee on 10 October 2018;

(iii)         to note that the Great Get Together was set up in 2016 after Jo Cox’s death and that it will be held again this year from 22-24 June, to coincide with Jo’s birthday;

(iv)         to note that the organisers hope to build on last year’s success, which saw thousands of events across the UK, and to extend the reach of the event in Scotland by involving as many cities, towns and communities as possible;

(v)          believes that Jo Cox’s message that “we have more in common than that which divides us” has relevance today and demonstrates the spirit that politics and public service should embody; and

(vi)         to agree to participate in the Great Get Together 2018 and asks the Chief Executive to liaise with the organisers and with appropriate Conveners on proposals for the event.