29 April 2025

There will be a Meeting of the Committee in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 at 10.30am.

Agenda

*It is recommended that, under the terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following Items on the grounds that exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act would be disclosed:

• Item 16 Paragraph 8 - The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the partners under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services.
• Item 17 Paragraph 5 - Information relating to the adoption, care, fostering or education of any particular child or relating to the supervision or residence of any particular child in accordance with a supervision requirement made in respect of that child under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

Minutes

1. Minute of Meeting of 4 February 2025
2. Minute of Meeting of 25 February 2025
3. Minute of Children’s Services Member Officer Working Group Meeting of 11 February 2025
4. Minute of Local Negotiating Committee: Teaching Staff Meeting of 18 March 2025
5. Minute of Barra and Vatersay Project Board Meeting of 26 March 2025
6. Declaration of Interest

Performance Monitoring

7. Service Business Plans and Operational Risk Registers
   Appendix 1
   Appendix 2

(Report by Chief Executive)

8. Business Continuity Plans

(Report by Chief Executive)

Educational Provision

9. Ross and Cromarty Education Trust Bursaries
   Appendix 1
   Appendix 2

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children’s Services)

10. South Uist Primary Schools Catchment Area Rezoning
    Appendix

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children’s Services)

11. National Thematic Inspection of Education Authorities
    Appendix 1
    Appendix 2

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children’s Services)

12. Stornoway Primary Sports Development Update
    Appendix 1
    Appendix 2
    Appendix 3

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children’s Services)

Children's Services

13. The Promise: Supportive School Structure (Right to Education) Project

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children’s Services)

14. Outer Hebrides Bairns’ Hoose (An Taigh-Sholais) Project
    Appendix 1
    Appendix 2

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children’s Services)

15. Continuing Care Policy and Allowance

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children’s Services)

Private Items

16. Barra and Vatersay Community Campus Update

(Report by Chief Executive)

17. Residential Placements for Children and Young People

(Report by Chief Officer, Children’s Services/Chief Social Work Officer)

Performance Management

18. Reports Outstanding

(Report by Chief Executive)

NOTE:  The next scheduled meeting of the Committee will be on 17 June 2025

Minute of meeting will be published when available