Agenda item

Minutes of the meeting held on the 19 December 2016 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Referring to points raised from the minutes of the meeting held on the 19 December 2016, the Head of Planning and Performance provided the following updates:-

•      Item 3 paragraph 3 - data on levels of drug treatments had been forwarded to Councillor S Wilson;

•      Item 7 paragraph 6 – Members and their families had been invited to attend open day sessions at the DLI Sevenhills site on the 21 January and 25 February 2017;

•      Item 8 paragraph 2 – further information regarding budget pressures for looked after children had been circulated to Councillor R Bell on 23 December 2016;

•        Item 8 paragraph 8 – regarding the number of females taking ER/VR/CR and the impact of unemployment figures, Councillor Turnbull was informed that in the last 12 months, 64.1% of leavers were female, 95/148 (ER/VR/CR). The workforce profile was 64% female, 36% male. In relation to female unemployment, the most recent data showed 5.5% of our working age (16-64 years) population was unemployed (6,400 women).