Issue - meetings

(i)            to note progress made against the Prevent Peer Review recommendations as requested by Committee on 9 May 2018;

(ii)          to note and endorse the appointment of Fraser Bell as the new lead officer for CONTEST;

(iii)         to note the commendation from Scottish Government regarding the partnership working of the Prevent Delivery Group;

(iv)         to instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to submit a report detailing the progress made against the 18 recommendations from the Prevent Peer Review to the Committee at its meeting on 24 April 2019; and  

(v)          to request that the Statutory Homeless Team Leader clarify and advise the Committee, by way of email, that the Council’s IT systems had a virtualprivatenetwork (VPN) that created a safe and encrypted connection for all.

With reference to article 15 of the minute of the meeting of the Public Protection Committee of 9 May 2018, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services which provided an update on the progress made against the Prevent Peer Review's 18 recommendations and the national context.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee

(a)          note progress made against the Prevent Peer Review recommendations as requested by the Committee on 9May 2018;

(b)          note the appointment of Fraser Bell as the new lead officer for CONTEST; and

(c)          note the commendation from the Scottish Government regarding the partnership working of the Prevent Delivery Group.

At this juncture, the Convener advised the Committee that this was Alana Nabulsi, Statutory Homeless Team Leader’s last meeting reporting to the Committee prior to taking up a new role and she thanked her for her support to the Committee and wished her well in her future endeavours.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to approve recommendations (a) and (c);

(ii)          to note and endorse the appointment of Fraser Bell as the new lead officer for CONTEST;

(iii)         to instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to submit a report detailing the progress made against the 18 recommendations from the Prevent Peer Review to the Committee at its meeting on 24 April 2019;

(iv)         to request that the Statutory Homeless Team Leader clarify and advise the Committee, by way of email, that the Council’s IT systems had a virtualprivatenetwork (VPN) that created a safe and encrypted connection for all; and

(v)          to thank Alana Nabulsi, Statutory Homeless Team Leader, for her support to the Committee and to wish her well in her future endeavours.