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(i)       to note that the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning had undertaken to make contact through the ASN network to ascertain if there was good practice available in other areas which could be taken on board in Aberdeen in respect of advocacy for children and young people who were not care experienced/part of the child protection process;

(ii)       to endorse the UNCRC Plan to support the Council’s ongoing compliance with the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning to routinely update the Plan based on an ongoing review of legal judgements and advise Committee of any required changes to the Plan through a service update.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Families and Communities which presented a refreshed Local Authority Plan for implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) following publication of Statutory Guidance on Parts 2 and 3 of the Act.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      endorse the UNCRC Plan to support the Council’s ongoing compliance with the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning to routinely update the Plan based on an ongoing review of legal judgements and advise Committee of any required changes to the Plan through a service update.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning had undertaken to make contact through the ASN network to ascertain if there was good practice available in other areas which could be taken on board in Aberdeen in respect of advocacy for children and young people who were not care experienced/part of the child protection process; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.