Fairness Commission Papers
Papers relating to each Fairness Commission meeting are linked to below. As reports are created by the Commission, these will also be added below.
23rd February 2016
- Agenda
- Minute
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Special Meeting Minute - Members met with local poverty research interviewees
- Workshop Report - Quotes, expectations, and more
- Poverty Report - Gathering Experiences of Poverty in Dundee
- Outline Conclusions of the Dundee Fairness Commission
- NHS Pulling in different directions? - A report on the impact of the economy and Welfare Reform on health & health inequalities in Scotland
- Shifting the Curve - A report to the Scottish Government by the Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality
- Triage Visit - Summary of visit by two Commission members
- Chamber of Commerce Living Wage Proposals
19th January 2016
- Agenda
- Minute
- Fairness Commission Update
- Fairer Dundee Report - Research paper based on 147 in-depth surveys carried out with people experiencing poverty in Dundee
15th December 2015
- Agenda
- Minute
- Making the Connections: A study of emergency food aid in Scotland - Poverty Alliance
- Foodbanks & Fuel Poverty - DCC Information & Research Team
- Fuel Poverty Strategy - report to Housing Committee
24th November 2015
- Agenda
- Minute
- Good Work for All - NHS Health Scotland report
- Employability & Youth Unemployment - DCC Information & Research Team
- Interim Report - for Dundee Partnership
- Survey Results - Jobs & Work
27th October 2015
- Agenda
- Minute
- The Role of Housing - Hazel Young, Wheatley Group
- Housing & Poverty - Douglas Robertson, University of Stirling / Dundee Fairness Commission
- Interim Fairness Commission Recommendations - In-work Poverty, Living Wage & Stigma
- Draft Report on Dundee Fairness Commission to Policy & Resources Committee 9th November
- Meeting Note - From the Discussion Session (follow-up to Ministerial Visit), held on 20th October
- Restoring the Public Health Response to Homelessness in Scotland - Scottish Public Health Network report
- Preventing Homelessness to Improve Health & Wellbeing - Homeless Link evidence review (note: external link due to large file size)
29th September 2015
- Agenda
- Progress Note
- Minute
- The Changing Face & Place of Poverty: Work - Jim McCormick, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Key Campaigns to Address Poverty: Living Wages and Anti-Stigma - Peter Kelly, Poverty Alliance
- In-Work Poverty & the Living Wage - DCC Information & Research Team
- Working For Poverty - Living Wage Commission
- Report on Job Centre Plus Visit - Elizabeth Kane, Community Representative
- What Do We Know About In-Work Poverty: A Summary of the Evidence - Scottish Government Report
- Good Work For All - NHS Health Scotland inequality briefing
- Survey Results - Living Wage & Zero Hours Contracts
- Survey Results - The Impact of the Living Wage on the Third Sector
- Leaflet - Stick Your Labels Campaign
- Information Leaflet - Scottish Living Wage Campaign
- Report on Micro-Finance for Micro Businesses - Jimmy Black / Sandra Burke
25th August 2015
- Agenda
- Minute
- Closing the Poverty-Attainment Gap - Dr. Edward Sosu, University of Strathclyde
- Cost of the School Day - Sara Spencer, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
- Reducing the Attainment Gap - Paul Clancy, DCC Head of Secondary, Support for Learners and Inclusion
- Child Poverty & Educational Attainment - DCC Information & Research Team
- Cost of the School Day
- School Clothing Grants in Dundee
- Closing the Attainment Gap in Scottish Education - Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Scottish Attainment Challenge - report to Education Committee 27th April 2015
- Homelessness Survey Report - Dundee Drop In / Faith in COmmunity Dundee / University of Dundee
- Education Survey Comments
30th June 2015
- Agenda
- Progress Note
- Minute
- Developing Fairness - Dundee CAB briefing
- Dundee Job Centre Plus presentation
- The Impact of Welfare Reform in Dundee - DCC Information & Research Team
- Creating a Fairer Scotland - Scottish Government leaflet
- Benefit Sanctions report - Presbytery of Dundee's Church & Society Committee
- Financial Benefits of Advice Provision report - Fraser of Allander Institute
- Welfare Reform Update - Report to Policy & Resources Committee, March 2015
- Survey Comments - collated
- Survey Comments - quotes for presentation
26th May 2015
- Agenda
- Progress Note
- Minute
- John McKendrick, Glasgow Caledonian University presentation
- John Dickie, Child Poverty Action Group presentation
- Peter Allan, Fairness Strategy presentation
- Dundee Fairness Strategy
- Scottish Poverty Report - DCC Information & Research Team
28th April 2015
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