Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to note the Corporate Parenting Policy and Plan (appendix 1),

(ii)          to note the Aberdeen Care Experience (ACE) six month report (appendix 2),

(iii)         to instruct the Chief Officer Integrated Children and Family Services to bring Aberdeen City’s refreshed Corporate Parenting Action plan to the Public Protection Committee in April 2021, and

(iv)         to instruct the Chief Officer Integrated Children and Family Services to support Care Experienced Young People to present a progress update on delivery of the Corporate Parenting Action Plan to the Public Protection Committee on 1 July 2020, and

(v)          to note the beneficial impact on the development of the Champions Board of the Life Changes Trust award with confirmation of the additional funding of £50,000 per annum, from 2019-2021 and to support continued match funding from within agreed existing budget lines.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Integrated Children’s and Family Services which provided the Corporate Parenting Annual Report.

The report recommended: –

that the Committee -

a)            note the Corporate Parenting Policy and Plan (appendix 1);

b)            note the Aberdeen Care Experience (ACE) six month report (appendix 2);

c)            instruct the Chief Officer Integrated Children and Family Services to bring Aberdeen City’s refreshed Corporate Parenting Action plan to the Public Protection Committee in April 2021; and

d)            instruct the Chief Officer Integrated Children and Family Services to support Care Experienced Young People to present a progress update on delivery of the Corporate Parenting Action Plan to the Public Protection Committee on 1 July 2020.

The Committee heard a summary of the report which included reference to the software application – Mind of My Own – which had been introduced to assist Local Authority Young People within Aberdeen City. The application developer had been significantly impressed by the manner and speed with which Aberdeen City adopted the product. This resulted in three awards being presented to those involved in the project.

The Committee were also advised that Care Experienced Young People (CEYP) throughout Scotland have previously been able to participate in Christmas Day Dinner activities held in Edinburgh or Glasgow and arranged by various charity and voluntary organisations.

The Committee were further advised that this year, CEYP in Aberdeen City would benefit from a locally hosted Christmas Day Dinner, which was being hosted by Aberdeen City Council volunteer staff. The City is the only local authority to arrange such an event.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)          to note the beneficial impact on the development of the Champions Board of the Life Changes Trust award with confirmation of the additional funding of £50,000 per annum, from 2019-2021 and to support continued match funding from within agreed existing budget lines.