COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDERS SCOTLAND
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Thursday 18 September 2008, 10.00am
Hanover Housing Association Head Office, Macdonald Road, EDINBURGH
10.00 CCPS AGM
AGM Agenda and papers issued separately by post
10.30 CCPS BUSINESS MEETING
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of the meeting held on 12 June 2008
3. Matters arising
4. CCPS membership update
5. CCPS representation on working groups/committees: update
6. AOCB
7. Date of next meeting: 11 December, Glasgow
10.45 SINGLE OUTCOME AGREEMENTS
Kirsten Gooday, CCPS Policy and Development Manager, will provide an interim report on her analysis of the 32 Single Outcome Agreements now drawn up between the Scottish Government and local authorities. Members will be asked for their views on the types of information that they would like to see in the final report.
11.30 COFFEE BREAK
11.45 SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND
The Social Investment Fund is a £30M investment scheme for the Third Sector set up by the Scottish Government and administered by Social Investment Scotland. The scheme is for “investment-ready” third sector organisations working in the priority areas of employability, reducing health inequalities, and environmental impact. The Chief Executive of Social Investment Scotland, Scott Anderson, will present details of the scheme to members and take questions.
SEE OVER FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAMME
12.15 REGISTRATION OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES WORKFORCE
The Scottish Government is consulting on the introduction of new legislation proposing “end dates” (ie. deadlines) by which certain categories of the social services workforce will require to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council. After these dates have passed, it will then be an offence for employers to employ anyone in these categories who is not registered with the SSSC (or who does not register within a specified time frame after new employment). These categories include all those social services workers for whom the register is already open, including all categories of staff in residential child care and care homes for adults, managers of adult day care services and all workers in day care for children.
Diane White from the Scottish Government Workforce and Capacity Division of the Children, Young People and Social Care Directorate will present information about the proposed legislation. Judith Midgley, Director of the Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit will comment on the proposals and then the floor will be opened up for discussion.
13.15 NETWORKING LUNCH
14.00 CLOSE AND DEPART