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SPECIAL MEETING OF STIRLING COUNCIL - FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER 2021

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20 Mar 2023

STIRLING COUNCIL

 

MINUTES of SPECIAL MEETING of STIRLING COUNCIL held as a VIRTUAL MEETING by

MICROSOFT TEAMS on FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER 2021 at 10.00 AM

 

Present:

Provost Christine SIMPSON (in the Chair)

 

Councillor Maureen BENNISON
Councillor Neil BENNY
Councillor Alistair BERRILL
Councillor Robert DAVIES
Councillor Douglas DODDS
Councillor Martin EARL
Councillor Scott FARMER
Councillor Bryan FLANNAGAN
Councillor Danny GIBSON
Councillor Graham HOUSTON

Councillor Jane HUTCHISON
CouncillorChris KANE
Councillor Alison LAURIE

Councillor Alasdair MacPHERSON
Councillor Alastair MAJURY
Councillor Jeremy McDONALD
Councillor Susan McGILL
Councillor Ross OXBURGH
Councillor Jim THOMSON
Councillor Alasdair TOLLEMACHE

 

In Attendance

 

Carol Beattie, Chief Executive

Graeme Forrester, Lead Solicitor - Governance
David McDougall, Governance Officer (Minutes)

Mark Henderson, Senior Media Officer, External Communications
Isabel McKnight, Chief Operating Officer – Communities & Performance

Charlene Mitchell, Principal Teacher, Health & Wellbeing and Parental Engagement
Bryony Monaghan, Interim Head of Education (CEdO)

Islay Moore, Support Officer – Governance

Brian Roberts, Chief Operating Officer – Infrastructure & Environment
Marie Valente, Senior Manager (CSWO)

Julia McAfee, Chief Officer - Governance (Clerk)

 

Recording of Meeting started

 

Prior to the commencement of business, the Provost welcomed and thanked everyone for attending the meeting via MS Teams.

 

A statement was read to the meeting providing detail on the procedures related to MS Teams and the protocols that both Members and Officers should adhere to throughout the meeting.

 

The Provost asked the Clerk to carry out a roll call of all Members participating in the meeting. The Clerk confirmed all Members were present, with the exception of Councillors Brisley and
Tweed whose apologies were noted.

SC482 REQUISITION

 

Motion

 

“Council Notes the Scottish Government Health & Wellbeing Survey and the
controversial nature of some of the questions it contains.

 

Notes that a number of other councils have declined to use the survey on a variety of grounds.

 

Agrees to urgently hold a special meeting of the Children and Young People
committee as soon as possible to consider the following matters:

 

  1. Why the survey is necessary in Stirling

  2. What questions will be asked by which year groups in schools

  3. Who will see the data that is being collected

  4. What use will be made of the data

  5. What data protection measures will be in place”

 

Moved by Councillor Bryan Flannagan, seconded by Councillor Neil Benny

 

Decision

 

The motion was agreed unanimously and Council noted the Scottish Government Health & Wellbeing Survey and the controversial nature of some of the questions it contained.

 

Council noted that a number of other councils had declined to use the survey on a variety of grounds.

 

Council agreed to hold an urgent special meeting of the Children and Young People committee as soon as possible to consider the following matters:

 

  1. Why the survey is necessary in Stirling

  2. What questions will be asked by which year groups in schools

  3. Who will see the data that is being collected

  4. What use will be made of the data

  5. What data protection measures will be in place

 

The Provost declared the Meeting closed at 10.45 am