Purpose

This report is asking Committee to consider
and comment on the draft annual report “Towards a Fairer
Aberdeenshire” which incorporates the Aberdeenshire Child
Poverty Action Report that supports the Aberdeenshire Local
Outcomes Improvement Plan priority ‘Reducing
Poverty’.

Content

List of the locations of settings where new
childminders have been placed to be distributed to Committee
members.
 
Officers to investigate inclusion of helpful
information and signposting on front page of Council website
in order to make it easier for the
public to locate these resources.
 
ECS Committee comments to be brought to
Communities Committee:
 
1.         Why do
northern towns in Aberdeenshire typically see higher levels of
poverty and what can the Council do about it?
2.         What can be
done to improve the number of in-need people being reached by
messaging?
3.         What can be
done to reduce the stigma associated with accessing poverty
services?
4.         Can the
“Over 2 Youth” community engagement event be run again
due to its success?