To advise the IJB of the Scottish Recommended Allowances for kinship and fostering services agreed by COSLA and the Scottish Government and to seek agreement to implement the payment of the proposed allowances backdated to 1st April 2023.

To update members on developments in the delivery of the HSCP’s Unscheduled Care agenda ahead of Winter 2023/24 and seek approval for the Care Home Call Before Convey test-of-change for Winter 2023/24.

This report outlines the financial position of the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board as at 21st September 2023 for Council and 30th September 2023 for Health and highlights any areas of budget pressures and actions to mitigate these pressures.

The purpose of the report is to present for approval a draft Engagement Strategy in relation to implementation of the Safer Drug Consumption Facility in Glasgow City, as approved by the IJB at its meeting in September 2023.
The paper and attached draft Strategy outlines the approach to engagement proposed and provides an update on engagement activity undertaken since the IJB approved progressing implementation plans.

To update the Integration Joint Board on (i) the impact on Glasgow City HSCP of Home Office decisions via the Streamlined Asylum Process which will result in circa 2,500 batched asylum decisions in Glasgow by the end of the calendar year; (ii) the associated impacts; and (iii) the preparations being made to respond.

To present the annual report from the Interim Chief Social Work Officer for the year 2022/23, prepared in line with interim guidance for the 2022/23 report provided by Scottish Government.

The purpose of this report is to highlight to the IJB the Annual Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) report which was published on 27th October 2023.

To update the Integration Joint Board on:
• Justice Social Work developments; and
• Community Justice Glasgow developments.

To update the Integration Joint Board on the winter planning arrangements for 2023/24.

The Glasgow City HSCP Workforce Plan (2022-2025) was approved in November 2022. To complement the plan a Workforce Plan Action Plan was developed with actions spanning the period of the plan. This report focuses upon the actions identified for year 1 (to December 2023) and provides an update on progress.