Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to request that officers also look to communicate the revised policy to teaching staff via Abernet and through Toolbox Talks to staff in Operations;

(ii)       to note that guidance notes would be prepared to sit alongside the policy and to request that officers include in these that managers take steps to record declarations in respect of prescribed medication;

(iii)      to note that a summary of changes sheet would be issued alongside the communication in respect of the revised policy and to request that officers send this to the Trade Unions ahead of wider release; and

(iv)      to approve the revised Managing Substance Misuse policy.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of its previous meeting, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which sought  approval for a revised Managing Substance Misuse policy.  The report advised that the matter had been deferred from the meeting of the Committee of 4 May 2018, to enable further consultation with the trades unions to take place. The further consultation resulted in certain changes being made to the policy document to take account of the views of the trades unions. 

The report recommended:-

that Committee approve the revised Managing Substance Misuse Policy.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to request that officers also look to communicate the revised policy to teaching staff via Abernet and through Toolbox Talks to staff in Operations;

(ii)       to note that guidance notes would be prepared to sit alongside the policy and to request that officers include in these that managers take steps to record declarations in respect of prescribed medication;

(iii)      to note that a summary of changes sheet would be issued alongside the communication in respect of the revised policy and to request that officers send this to the Trade Unions ahead of wider release; and

(iv)      to approve the recommendation.