Issue - meetings

(i)       to note that the Chief Officer Children’s Social Work and Family Support would liaise with Health and Social Care Partnership colleagues as to (a) whether the Autism Plan would require to be updated in the interim; and (b) the uptake in respect of the annual health checks offered for people with learning disabilities; and would provide this information to Members outwith the meeting via service update;

(ii)       to note the report and the intentions of the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer Children’s Social Work & Family Support/Chief Social Work Officer to provide an update on progress of the Bill as appropriate.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Families and Communities which provided an update on the introduction of the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill and its implications for services in Aberdeen City.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the report and the intentions of the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill; and

(iii)      instruct the Chief Officer Children’s Social Work & Family Support/Chief Social Work Officer to provide an update on progress of the Bill as appropriate.

The Committee:-

(i)       to note that the Chief Officer Children’s Social Work and Family Support would liaise with Health and Social Care Partnership colleagues as to (a) whether the Autism Plan would require to be updated in the interim; and (b) the uptake in respect of the annual health checks offered for people with learning disabilities; and would provide this information to Members outwith the meeting via service update; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.