Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Convener intimated that this meeting of the
Board would be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site.

There was submitted a joint revenue and capital budget monitoring report by the Chief Executive, Director of Finance & Resources and Chief Finance Officer Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership for those services reporting to this Board.

The projected revenue outturn at 10 November 2023 for those services reporting to this Board was an overspend of £1.542 million and the the projected capital outturn for the same period for projects reporting to this Board was a breakeven position against the revised budget for the year.

The report advised that there had been no revenue budget adjustments since the last report and section 6 of the report detailed one capital budget adjustment since the last report. 

DECIDED:

(a) That the projected revenue outturn position detailed in table 1 of the report be noted;

(b) That the projected capital outturn position detailed in table 2 of the report be noted; and

(c) That the budget adjustments detailed at sections 4 and 6 of the report be noted.

 

 

 

There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Fairer Renfrewshire Sub-committee held on 31 January 2024 which forms the Appendix to this Minute.

DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an overview of recent activity undertaken by the Community Planning Partnership in Renfrewshire.

The report provided updates on the 2022/23 Annual Report for the Community Planning Partnership;  a deep dive of child poverty in Renfrewshire; consultation activities undertaken in relation to Local Partnerships over winter 2023; and Renfrewshire’s Employability Grants Programme.

DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership relative to draft revisions made to the Renfrewshire Integration Scheme (the ‘Scheme’) following joint review undertaken by Renfrewshire Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (‘NHSGGC’). The updated draft Scheme was attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

The report intimated that in 2015 the introduction of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (the Act) required Health Boards and Councils (partner organisations) to integrate planning for and delivery of certain adult health and social care services to Integration Joint Boards. Under this legislation the partner organisations were required to prepare jointly a formal Scheme setting out how this joint working was to be achieved. Renfrewshire's Scheme was approved in June 2015. The Act set out that a review of the Scheme was to be undertaken every five years.

A pan-NHSGGC Health & Social Care Partnership review working group was established in 2019 to undertake simultaneous reviews of the six Schemes in the NHSGGC area. Due to other business matters and the emergence of Covid-19 the working group’s work was paused until 2021 when it was re-convened to assume responsibility for revising the Schemes and prepare them for consultation and approval by NHSGGC, each respective Council, and the Cabinet Secretary.

The report highlighted the key review areas and details of changes made to the Scheme were set out in Appendix 2 to the report. To agree and finalise the revised Scheme, Renfrewshire Council and NHSGGC were required to consult jointly with (a) such persons or groups of persons appearing to the Scottish Ministers to as having an interest as may be prescribed and (b) such other persons as the Council and NHSGGC thought fit. This list of prescribed consultees was set out in section 5.1 of the report and section 5.4 of the report detailed the proposed full timescale for the finalisation of the Scheme.

DECIDED:

(a) That the legal requirement to review the Integration Scheme be noted;

(b) That it be noted that this review was being undertaken by the parties to the Scheme, namely the Council and NHSGGC;

(c) That the consultation draft of the revised Scheme, attached as Appendix 1 to the report, including the changes set out within the report and in Appendix 2 of the report be approved; and

(d) That the timetable for consultation and revision of the consultation draft of the Scheme be noted, including that a final Integration Scheme would be submitted to this Board and NHSGGC for approval in advance of it being submitted to Scottish Ministers in July 2024.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership relative to the key activities undertaken during 2023/24 in terms of the Adult Social Work Services delegated to Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) and managed through the Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

DECIDED:

(a) That the contents of the report updating activity and performance of adult social work services delegated to the IJB be noted;

(b) That the revised suite of adult social care performance indicators included in Appendix 1 to the report be approved; and

(c) That it be noted that the 2023/24 Annual Adult Social Care update report would be presented to the Leadership Board on 18 September 2024.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the development of a Gaelic Language Plan in Renfrewshire as required in terms of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005.

The report intimated that at the meeting of this Board held on 30 November 2022 a draft Gaelic Learning Plan 2022/27 had been approved, and, as required, it was submitted to Bòrd na Gàidhlig for ratification. Following ongoing consultation and engagement with the Bòrd, the plan had been updated to reflect their requirements and the current Renfrewshire position, particularly following the success of the Royal National Mòd in October 2023. A copy of the proposed final Renfrewshire Council Gaelic Language Plan 2024/29 was appended to the report.

DECIDED: That the Renfrewshire Council Gaelic Language Plan 2024-2029 be approved for publication.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the launch of a range of development actions following the review of Local Partnerships carried out in 2023.

The report intimated that the development programme and related campaign would commence from the end of February 2024 under the banner of a “Local Plans, Local Priorities and Local Voices” campaign. A key focus in 2024 would be around enhancing communications in relation to Local Partnerships activities, refreshing partnership membership and supporting a review of current priorities for each Local Partnership. Regular updates would be provided to the Leadership Board as progress was achieved.

The report advised that Local Partnership grant funding guidance had been refreshed for 2024 in response to the consultation exercise feedback received. A copy of the revised guidance was appended to the report.

DECIDED:

(a) That the launch of a new campaign to relaunch the Local Partnerships, which would be  implemented from the end of February 2024, be noted;

(b) That the refreshed Local Partnership Guidance for 2024 be approved and;

(c) That it be noted that future updates on Local Partnerships would be provided as part of the six-monthly reports on community planning provided to the Leadership Board.

There was submitted a joint report by the Chief Executive and the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the identification of art works owned by Paisley Art Institute Charity Number SC000840 (“PAI”) and proposed arrangements for the uplift of works from the Secret Collection Museum Store, Paisley.

The report intimated that historically PAI had used the museum premises to store their collection by informal arrangement and without charge.  The artworks for both the civic and PAI collections were,  therefore, held in shared storage and as a result had been at times referenced in some of the same catalogues and collection registers. To address the lack of formal arrangements and bring clarity to the distinction between the two collections and their use, in August 2023, a formal approach was made to PAI proposing two agreements: firstly a Collections Agreement  for the continued storage of PAI’s objects in the museum store; and secondly, a Loan-In Agreement for 43 historic PAI artworks that had previously been selected for display in the new museum with PAI’s agreement and which PAI had already given permission for the project to conserve at a cost of £53,000. Both proposals were rejected and PAI’s Trustees intimated they wished, instead, to arrange to uplift all their objects from the Council’s storage facilities.

The report advised that given the lack of documentation concerning the objects, PAI’s Trustees each provided, to the Council and OneRen, warranties which confirmed PAI had full legal title to the Objects and indemnities against any liability arising from competing ownership claims. Accordingly, the report requested approval to release the Objects listed in Appendix 1 to the report to PAI.

DECIDED:

(a) That the release of the Objects listed in Appendix 1 of the report to PAI be approved; 

(b) That OneRen’s Chief Executive be authorised to make appropriate arrangements with PAI for the uplift of the Objects;

(c) That it be noted that the Trustees of PAI had each provided, to the Council and OneRen, warranties which confirmed PAI had full legal title to the Objects and indemnities against any liability arising from competing ownership claims; and

(d) That the updating of historic records to show that the Objects had now been confirmed to be under PAI ownership be approved and any reference to the Objects being listed in the art registers of the Council or its predecessors be corrected.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the economic, social and cultural impact of hosting the Royal National Mòd in Paisley in 2023.

The report outlined the ways the event had contributed to promoting Gaelic language and culture in Renfrewshire and how it supported the aims and objectives of Renfrewshire’s draft Gaelic Language Plan 2024/29 and the Council’s Events Strategy 2022/23. The report also provided information on the wider engagement programme that accompanied the event, including the school’s engagement programme and Mòd Fringe programme.

DECIDED:

(a) That  the social, cultural and economic impact of hosting the Royal National Mòd in Paisley in 2023 be noted;

(b) That the official handover to Oban on 21 October 2023 be noted; and

(c) That the contribution that hosting the Mòd and pre-event engagement had made to Renfrewshire’s Gaelic Language Plan commitments be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the publication by OneRen, the trading name of Renfrewshire Leisure Limited, of its annual report 2022/23 which highlighted the contribution that the organisation made to the achievement of the Council Plan, Community Plan and wider shared objectives through the wide range of projects, events and activities that it provided in the local community.

The report referred to the Council’s agreement in 2017 to appoint a Makar to celebrate writing and poetry in Renfrewshire. The Makar could be appointed for a term of up to three years, with a further option to extend the appointment to a period of five years at the Provost’s discretion. The current Makar, Shaun Moore, had been appointed for an initial period to 31 December 2023, following the passing of the first Renfrewshire Makar, Brian Whittingham. The report advised that Mr Moore’s appointment had now been extended to 31 May 2025, to enable the postholder to complete a term of three years. 



DECIDED: 

(a) That OneRen's annual report 2022/23 be noted; and 

(b) That the updated engagement arrangements for the Makar be noted.