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(i)       to note that the Chief Officer – Children’s Social Work and Family Support would circulate information to Members outwith the meeting on the Aberdeen Suicide Delivery Forum;

(ii)       to note that the Chief Officer – Children’s Social Work and Family Support would circulate a service update to Members in respect of No Recourse to Public Funds and Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children;

(iii)      to otherwise note the contents of the annual report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Families and Communities which presented the Chief Social Work Officer’s Annual Report for the year 2023/24. The report provided information on the role and responsibilities exercised by the Chief Social Work Officer; the delivery of statutory social work services and decision making in the period; and a progress report on key areas of social work provision within Aberdeen City.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee note the contents of the annual report, set out at Appendix 1.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that the Chief Officer – Children’s Social Work and Family Support would circulate information to Members outwith the meeting on the Aberdeen Suicide Delivery Forum;

(ii)       to note that the Chief Officer – Children’s Social Work and Family Support would circulate a service update to Members in respect of No Recourse to Public Funds and Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children; and

(iii)      to otherwise note the report.