RE-ARRANGED MEETING OF SOCIAL WORK

COMMITTEE

FOR MEETING ON 16 DECEMBER 2010

A re-arranged meeting of the Social Work Committee of Council will be held within the Council Chambers, Tom Johnston House, Civic Way, Kirkintilloch on Thursday, 16 December 2010 at the conclusion of the Policy and Resources Committee which is scheduled to commence at 5.30pm to consider the undernoted business. (Sgd) Diane Campbell Director of Corporate and Customer Services

(N.B. Members are requested to bring along the previously issued Agenda papers).

Tom Johnston House Civic Way KIRKINTILLOCH Glasgow G66 4TJ

Tel: 0141 578 8062

Date: 9 December 2010 AGENDA

1. Sederunt and Apologies 2. Any other business the Convener decides is urgent. 3. Signature of Minute of Meeting of the Social Work Committee held on 14 October 2010. Contact Item Description Page No. No. No. ….. 578 8066 4 Minutes of Community Services Scrutiny Panel of 13 May, 1 – 10 17 June and 14 September 2010. (Copy herewith). ….. 578 8461 5 Scrutiny of Performance Findings: Community Services 11 – 18 Scrutiny Panel – Report by Director of Community Services. (Copy herewith).

N.B. Councillor Mackay, Lead Member of the Community Services Scrutiny Panel is invited to be in attendance for this item. ….. 578 8320 6 HMP Low Moss (Update) – Report by Director of 19 – 22 Community Services. (Copy herewith). ….. 777 3000 7 East Dunbartonshire Council Social Work Services: 23 – 60 Strategy for the Participation of Children and Young People – Report by Director of Community Services. (Copy herewith). ….. 777 3000 8 Getting it Right for Children in Residential Care – A 61 – 76 Review of Residential Care by Audit Scotland Published September 2010 – Report by Director of Community Services. (Copy herewith). ….. 777 3000 9 East Dunbartonshire Consultation Response to the Draft 77 - 87 National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland – Report by Director of Community Services. (Copy herewith).

EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE

AGENDA & ALL PAPERS AGENDA & ALL PAPERS TO ATTEND FOR INFORMATION COUNCILLOR O’DONNELL (CONVENER) PROVOST GOTTS COUNCILLOR BINKS (VICE CONVENER) COUNCILLOR CUMMING COUNCILLOR GHAI COUNCILLOR DOUGLAS COUNCILLOR RENWICK COUNCILLOR GEEKIE COUNCILLOR RITCHIE COUNCILLOR HENDRY COUNCILOR McNAIR COUNCILLOR JAMIESON COUNCILLOR GIBBONS COUNCILLOR JARVIS COUNCILLOR WALKER COUNCILLOR KENNEDY COUNCILLOR DEMPSEY COUNCILLOR LOW COUNCILLOR STEWART COUNCILLOR MACKAY COUNCILLOR MOODY COUNCILLOR MACDONALD COUNCILLOR YOUNG COUNCILLOR MOIR

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES 1 DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE 1 Corporate Planning and Performance Manager 1 Corporate Communications Manager 1 Head of Finance and ICT 1 Head of Customer Relations and Organisational Development 1 Head of Legal and Democratic Services 1 Head of Housing and Community Services 2 Head of Social Work 4 Service Delivery Co-ordinator, (Freda McShane), Wm Patrick Library 1 Head of Integrated Support – Community Services 1 POLICE LIAISON OFFICER, Kirkintilloch Police Station, Southbank Drive, Kirkintilloch G66 1RX 1 Committee Administration Officer 1 = 17

AGENDA & NON PRIVATE PAPERS Jo Swinson, MP, 4 Springfield House, Emerson Road, , G64 1QE (E) Gregg McClymont, MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA (E) David Whitton MSP, The , Edinburgh EH99 1SP (E) Elaine Smith MSP, Unit 65, Fountain Business Centre, Coatbridge (E) Newsdesk at The Herald (E) The Extra (West End/Bearsden & Milngavie) (E) Newsdesk, The Evening Times (FOA Wendy Miller) (E) Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire, Spectrum House, 1a North Avenue, Clydebank Business Park, G81 2DR (E) Premier Planning, 93 - 97 St George’s Rd, Charing Cross, Glasgow, G3 6JA (E) Stephen Mabbott Associates, 14 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU (E) John Duffy, Convener – TGWU, Enterprise House, Southbank Business Park, Kirkintilloch G66 1XQ (E) Kirkintilloch Herald 1 Milngavie and Bearsden Herald 1 Wm. Patrick Library - Senior Librarian 1 Brookwood Library, 166 Drymen Road, Bearsden 1 Members’ Services 2 Public (per M. Cunningham) 2 = 8

TOTAL = 49