Agenda and decisions

These will be recorded in the minute.

to approve the minute as a correct record.

to note the business planner.

(i)       to approve the implementation of the Fleet Driver Policy; and

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations to ensure that the policy was easily accessible to all drivers and line managers and that managers were supported in the fair and consistent application of the policy.

(i)       to note that officers were undertaking further analysis of the spike in education incidents in February / March and would provide a service update to Members should there be any particular causes found;

(ii)       to note that officers would involve Trade Unions in respect of internal meetings on plans to remedy any instructions from the Health and Safety Executive regarding asbestos; and

(iii)      to note the report.

(i)       to note that officers would liaise with the provider as to whether there could be identification of the reasons for the drop in usage of the EAS support and provide information to Members if possible, outwith the meeting;

(ii)       in respect of the comments from Members on section 3.2.7 of the report and the fact that it would be helpful for reasons for referral to be available, to note that officers would raise this with the provider;

(iii)      to note the comments from Members and Trade Union advisers in respect of employees having access to reports from the provider prior to managers, and to further note that officers were working with the provider to establish whether the functionality of the system could be changed to allow this;

(iv)      to note that officers would liaise with the provider to see if any further breakdown of the figures at 3.1.4 of the report was possible; and

(v)      to note the improvement in the sickness absence figures throughout 2024; progress made in relation to the Attendance Improvement Project; and the continuing drive to raise awareness of frontline staff support initiatives.

(i)       to note that while the legislation was specific on what could be provided under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, officers would be considering any other support or provisions which could be made available as part of the ongoing work on the Family Friendly Policy;

(ii)       to note the content of the report and the introduction of the new legislation; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – People and Citizen Services to include the Neonatal Care Leave and Guidance as part of the Family Friendly policy and associated guidance documents to be reported to Staff Governance Committee in June 2025.

(i)       to request that officers clarify whether Members who were on groups such as the Disability Equity Partnership would require to be PVG checked and provide an update to Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note that an Elected Member briefing on Disclosure Scotland Checks / PVG Membership had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting; and

(iii)      to note the content of the report and changes to Disclosure Scotland and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme as a result of the new legislation, for assurance.