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Renfrewshire Area Support Team
9 May 2023 - 14:00 to 16:00
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Standard Items
Membership
Derek Bramma; Craig Campbell; Jacqueline Doherty; Edi Hanley; Jennifer Hay; Alex MacDonald; Ciara McLean; Ruth MacLeod; Ewan McNaught; Jim Melrose; Cairistiona Manson; Marion Robinson; Anne Tucker.

Representing Renfrewshire Council: Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes.
Chair
D Bramma, Area Convener.
J Melrose, Depute Area Convener, presided.
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillor Hughes, D Bramma, L King, C McLean and P Wilson.
Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
There were no declarations of interest intimated by members prior to the meeting.
Items Of Business
Minute of previous meeting held on 21 March 2023.
1
There was submitted the Minute of the previous meeting of Renfrewshire Area Support      Team (AST) held on 21 March 2022.

DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
2 Matters Arising
2
Item 12 – Professional Development Award
   
In relation to Personal Development, the Depute Area Convener advised that efforts were continuing to encourage Panel Members to complete training, in particular Management of Hearings training. Several suggestions were put forward in this regard, including compiling a list of those requiring training and a plan of action to achieve this; indicating to Panel Members that they should complete their training but would not be given chairing duties until they felt comfortable to do so; and the use of a “Buddy” system.
    
DECIDED: That the information be noted.
Minute of meeting held on 1 May 2023.
3
There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Learning and Development Sub- group held on 1 May -2023.

The Minute provided updates on Pre-service training, including advocacy training; Kibble visits; and IG training; an In-service update including area plan training elements; the training calendar 2023/24; a presentation by Who Cares in October; Management of Hearings training; and Trauma-Informed Practice.

DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Verbal report by Depute Area Convener.
4
The Depute Area Convener provided a verbal update on panel member reappointments, indicating that 13 Panel Members had been re-appointed, 11 following a discussion via a Microsoft Teams platform and two following face-to-face interviews. The Depute Area Convener also provided details on two Panel Members who had not sought reappointment, one Panel Member who would have less availability as a result of changed employment circumstances. 



In addition, the Depute Area Convener advised that observations had taken place of two Panel Members who had attended at Hearings where decisions had been the subject of appeals. 

DECIDED: That the information be noted.
Report by Area Convener.
6
There was submitted a report by the Area Convener relative to the North Strathclyde Standby Rota providing details of the day, date, reason for standby, SCRA office providing cover and the AST allocated.

The Rota Manager provided an update, indicating that AST s could be asked to provide standby cover for cases in any of the six areas in North Strathclyde on a rota basis. The purpose of the rota was to reduce the number of Reporters on standby.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by Area Convener.
7
There was submitted a report by Children’s Hearings Scotland relative to the Renfrewshire Area Plan 2023/24.

The Plan set out the priority actions for the Renfrewshire area for the year April 2023 to March 2024. The plan also acknowledged that the priority for Renfrewshire for 2023 was to focus on the core operations of recruiting, training, supporting and retaining Panel Members, to ensure that the hearing system continued to support and protect infants, children and young people whilst also preparing for the implementation of the recommendations of the Hearings System Working Group as part of The Promise. 

The report indicated that the Plan would be reviewed regularly to take account of developments in the wider environment.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by Clerk(Not available, copy to follow).
8
There was submitted a matrix by the Clerk relative to Devolved Funding expenditure. 

The Clerk indicated that there had been no devolved budget spending as at 9 May 2023. However the matrix would be populated as fund were committed for various activities during the current financial year. The budget currently available was £2,400.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
8 Date of Next Meeting
Members are asked to note that the next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 20 June 2023 at 2.00pm.
11
DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of the Area Support Team was scheduled for Tuesday 20 June 2023 at 2.00pm in Renfrewshire House.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

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