Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:59:30 +0100
Subject: RE: UASC Reform Programme
From:
[email address]To: "Donaldson, John" <
[email address]>
Cc:
[email address],
[email address]Thanks for keeping us in the loop John.
I'm just waiting to get clearance for the notes from the Ministerial
meeting on the 22 April, attended by key politicians from the LGA and
London Councils, plus the Leader of Kent. One of the chief bargaining
chips has been inability to engage in the UASC reform programme due to
lack of resolution of the funding issues. I understand that your offer
is made within a specific 'Scottish context' and I'm sure you'll
continuing to raise issues around funding so hopefully we can continue
to work together on this issue.
In summary, it was agreed to have a meeting between the Home Office,
DCSF and Local Government to thrash out the issues around UASC support
costs, to be held within the next month. It will be hosted by the LGA.
Would it be useful to have an invite for that or just let you know the
outcome to inform your work?
Cheers,
Emma
-----Original Message-----
From: Donaldson, John [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: 24 April 2008 17:41
To: Emma Jenkins, LGA Policy;
[email address]Cc:
[email address]Subject: FW: UASC Reform Programme
Importance: High
Emma ,Derek and Barbara,
This is an up- date following the last task force meeting in London
I'm sending you this in confidence and not for further distribution.
Glasgow is keen to clarify some of the issues that we are all in
agreement about but to do that within a Scottish content. We are not in
a position of signing up but want to explore issues over our care
modelling and costing. A particular issue contract for 3 or 5 years,
care pathways maybe longer what guarantee can a local authority have
that it is not left at the end of a contract with a large additional
bill on council tax? The issue of children with special needs and
access to additional/contingency funding. We do not want to see enforced
returns of under 18 years olds but would consider a safe transfer scheme
to a foreign government or NGO. Post 18 funding still to be resolved !!
Glasgow has valued the support of the LGA and the ADSC and will
continue to work within the collective framework and will be happy to
report back on the work in progress once we have something to report.
The discussions with Home Office, Scottish Government should include
COSLA as matter of course sorry Derek for not specifically mentioning
you in the letter but hope you will be able to lend us your skills for
what would essentially be round table discussions. My main purpose in
sending you this was to assure you despite what gets or will be rumoured
from government that we not in a position of going our own way but we
are keen to find a Scottish solution to the issues we have all agreed
nationally . I suppose a comparison would be the English Authorities
meeting the Home Office at the House of Lords.
Happy to answer any questions later but leaving to go and watch the
football now.
John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donaldson, John
> Sent: 23 April 2008 10:36
> To: 'Kinney Brian'
> Cc: '[email address]'; 'Harland Jerry'
> Subject: UASC Reform Programme
> Importance: High
>
> Brian
>
> Please find attached letter re above subject. A hard copy will also
be sent through the post.
>
> Regards
>
> John
>
> > <<22 April 08 Updated Letter to Brian Kinney.doc>>
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