Agenda and decisions

There was no urgent business.

There was no Exempt Business.

Members were requested to intimate any Declarations of Interest or Transparency Statements in respect of the items on the agenda.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)     to note that the Convener advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.2 (Fairer Aberdeen Fund Annual Report) as he was a Council appointed representative to Aberdeen Foyer and Fairer Aberdeen Fund Board, however, having applied the objective test he did not consider that his connections amounted to an interest which would prevent him from participating in the discussion on the items;

(ii)    to note that the Councillor Kusznir advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.2 as he was a Board Member of Aberdeen Citizen Advice Bureau, however, having applied the objective test he did not consider that his connections amounted to an interest which would prevent him from participating in the discussion on the items;

(iii)   to note that the Vice Convener advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.2 as he was a Council appointed representative to the Fairer Aberdeen Fund Board, however, having applied the objective test he did not consider that his connections amounted to an interest which would prevent him from participating in the discussion on the items; and

(iv)  to note that Councillor Brooks advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.2 as he had family members working in partnership with Aberdeen Citizen Advice Bureau, however, having applied the objective test he did not consider that his connection amounted to an interest which would prevent him from participating in the discussion on the items.

to approve the minute.

to approve the Planner.

to approve the appointment of a new external adviser representing the charitable sector, as named in the report, to the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee.

(i)            to note the Fairer Aberdeen Fund Annual Report for 2023-24, at Appendix 1 of the report and the positive impact that had been made to lives of people in Aberdeen; and

(ii)          to instruct the Executive Director Corporate Services to thank all the Fairer Aberdeen Board members, funded partners, and volunteers for the work they have done and their many successes.

(i)            to instruct the Chief Officer - Data Insights to provide additional information by way of a Service Update in respect of (1) changes in local demographic data with regard to those subject to No Recourse to Public Funds and (2) the 2023/24 CoSLA return on the extent of Aberdeen City Council’s support to those with No Recourse to Public Funds; and

(ii)          to note the current situation with respect to the condition of No Recourse To Public Funds, including:

·         the challenges faced by individuals subject to a NRPF condition;

·         the support currently provided by the Council directly and through the Fairer Aberdeen Fund, as well as by the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership services; and

·         further actions underway (para 3.14)

(i)            to instruct the Community Planning Manager to provide an update in respect of the trends on the number of organisations receiving food distributions from Food Poverty Action Aberdeen;

(ii)          to note that the Community Planning Manager would organise a session for members to look at the data by locality level; and

(iii)         to approve the outputs and anticipated outcomes of the Cost of Living Fund achieved to date and actions to ensure funds will be fully spent by April 2025.

(i)            to provide comments and observations on the data contained within the annual report; and

(ii)          to note the annual report of the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee.

(i)            to instruct the Community Planning Manager to report back to  the Committee on changes and improvements following such visits;

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer – People and Citizens, to investigate the possibility of offering mental health first aid training to volunteers;

(iii)         to note the report and the actions identified during the visit to Cairncry Community Centre; and

(iv)         to thank all those at Cairncry Community Centre, including the many staff and volunteers, who welcomed the Committee and provided an  informative and interesting visit.

there was no exempt business.