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The Council resolved:-

(i)             to note the review of the commissioning intentions, service standards in the context of the policy statement, “Working in Partnership for Aberdeen”;

(ii)           to agree to the recommended amendments to 2022/23 commissioning intentions and service standards set out in Appendix A;

(iii)          to instruct the Director of Commissioning to report any further amendments required in 2022/23 to existing commissioning intentions and service standards, as a result of subsequent decisions of the Council and its committees, to Council; and

(iv)          to note that the policy statement would be fully reflected within the Council’s strategic commissioning cycle for 2023/24 onwards.

With reference to Article 13 of the minute of its meeting of 18 May 2022, the Council had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning which identified areas where revisions may be required to the commissioning intentions and service standards, to ensure alignment with the policy statement - “Working in Partnership for Aberdeen”.

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)         note the review of the commissioning intentions, service standards in the context of the policy statement, “Working in Partnership for Aberdeen”;

(b)         agree to the recommended amendments to 2022/23 commissioning intentions and service standards set out in Appendix A;

(c)          instruct the Director of Commissioning to report any further amendments required in 2022/23 to existing commissioning intentions and service standards, as a result of subsequent decisions of the Council and its committees, to Council; and

(d)         note that the policy statement would be fully reflected within the Council’s strategic commissioning cycle for 2023/24 onwards.

Councillor Yuill moved, seconded by Councillor Hutchison:-

That the Council approve the recommendations contained within the report.

Councillor Macdonald moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Graham:-

            That the Council -

(1)      approve recommendations (a) and (b) as contained within the report;

(2)      instruct the Director of Commissioning to report on the costs of each and all of the amendments as set out in Appendix A before agreement of any of these and set out where savings will be found to pay for these; and

(3)      note the intention that the policy statement will be fully reflected within the Council’s strategic commissioning cycle for 2023/24 onwards.

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (24)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Alphonse, Bouse, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Davidson, Fairfull, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLellan, McRae, Mennie, Nicoll, Radley, Van Sweeden and Yuill.

For the amendment  (20)  -  Councillors Ali, Blake, Bonsell, Boulton, Brooks, Crockett, Farquhar, Graham, Grant, Houghton, Kusznir, Macdonald, MacKenzie, McLeod, Malik, Massey, Stewart, Thomson, Tissera and Watson.

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion.