Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director – Community Services

The Council considered a report outlining a proposal for persons who are in formal treatment or recovery programmes for drug and alcohol related problems to have free access to leisure facilities.

Decision

The Council –

1.      Agreed that a standard formal partnership arrangement be drawn up with all support services wishing to use council leisure facilities. The arrangement would allow free access to members of the community who are participating in a formal treatment or recovery programme for drug and alcohol misuse.

2.      Agreed that the arrangement follows the referral process           currently set up for individuals attending the argyllactive programme. The individual, with their consent, would be referred to the Fitness Coordinator who will process their referral and book them in for induction.

3.      Agreed that Individuals who require supervised support would access the facility             under the same arrangements with their support worker present at all times. This process would be under the agreed terms of the partnership arrangement and associated local leisure facility

4.      Agreed that the partnership arrangement would be evaluated and monitored through production of attendance figures by Leisure Services and quarterly meetings of a small multi agency project team. An annual report of overall usage with feedback from the support sector services as well as associated comments from individual attendees will be submitted to the Council after 12 months. The report would highlight successes of the service provided and identify any potential development or improvement opportunities.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director – Community Services dated 2 March 2012, submitted)