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Report by Chief Officer, Health and Social Care Partnership

The Council considered a report which presented the Children and Young People’s Service Plan for 2020 – 2023 which outlined the local priorities for achieving Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute’s vision for all children and young people and made clear what services and partners need to do together to achieve them.

Decision

The Council:

1.     Noted that both NHS Highland and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council are jointly and equally responsible for children’s services planning.

2.     Approve Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute’s Children and Young People’s Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ Plan which covers the period 2020-23 on behalf of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council subject to further scrutiny by the Community Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ Committee.

3.     Agreed to delegate any amendments that are required to the Executive Director with responsibility for Education in consultation with the Leader, Leader of the largest Opposition Group and the Chair of the Community Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ Committee.

4.     Once approved by Council and the Integrated Joint Board approve the publishing of the Children and Young People’s Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ Plan to Scottish Government, and

5.     Note that Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute’s Children’s Strategic Group will oversee the delivery of the outcomes and actions identified in the plan with annual performance and progress reports to be presented to future meetings of the Community Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ Committee and the Integration Joint Board.

(Ref: Report by Chief Officer, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute HSCP, dated 7 October 2020, submitted)