Decision Maker:

Outcome: For Determination

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: June 24, 2025

Purpose:

Content: (i)       to note the update of progress made by the Aberdeen City Pathfinder to deliver a Bairns Hoose and the Scottish Government grant award for 2025/26 to support delivery of Aberdeen’s Bairns Hoose; (ii)       to note that an incremental approach to opening the Bairns Hoose would commence from the Summer of 2025; (iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Children’s Social Work and Family Support / Chief Social Work Officer to arrange a visit for Committee Members to the Bairns Hoose upon completion of the build; and (iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Children’s Social Work and Family Support / Chief Social Work Officer to provide a service update in June 2026.