Falkirk Council Agenda - 21 September 2016, 09:30 Help

A meeting to be held at Committee Suite, Municipal Buildings, Falkirk at 09:30 on 21 September 2016.

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Record of Meeting

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1Sederunt
2Declarations of Interest



Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in any item of business at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of the interest.
3Minutes and Information Bulletin
(a)Minute of Meeting of Falkirk Council held on 22 June 2016;  View Papers
(b)Volume of Minutes - Volume 2 2016/17, and  View Papers
(c)Information Bulletin - Volume 2 2016/17.  View Papers
4Questions

Questions submitted in accordance with Standing Orders will be published in advance of the meeting.
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5Rolling Action Log  View Papers
62017/18 Budget Update

Report by the Director of Corporate and Housing Services.
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7Falkirk Community Planning Partnership - Strategic Outcomes and Local Delivery Plan

Report by the Chief Executive.
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8Falkirk Community Trust - Director Appointment



Report by the Chief Executive.
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9Best Value Improvement Plan

Report by the Chief Executive.
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10Annual Report of the Chief Social Work Officer

Report by the Chief Social Work Officer.
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11Programme of Meetings January - April 2017

Report by the Director of Corporate and Housing Services.
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12Execution of Deeds

Report by the Director of Corporate and Housing Services.
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13Notice of Motion

Frank's Law

Council notes that, currently, legislation enables personal care to be provide free for people in Scotland aged over 65, provided they are assessed as needing it.

Of the 85,807 dementia sufferers in Scotland 3,201 are under the age of 65 and therefore not entitles to the help.

Council commends the campaign by Mrs Amanda Kopel - "Frank's Law" - to requests that the Scottish Government extend free personal care to anyone under the age of 65 who requires such care for their dementia, motor neurone disease, parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, cancer, progressive supranuclear palsy (or any other degenerative brain disease).


Council therefore instructs the Chief Executive to write to the First Minister requesting her to consider the introduction of a "Frank's Law" so that free personal care is extended to under 65s as set out above.

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14Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland: Fifth Review of Electoral Arrangements

Report by the Chief Executive.
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