TAYSIDE

Annual Annual

ReportReport

I am delighted as the chair of

the Appropriate Adults Tayside

Steering Group to present the

Annual Report 2009-2010.

Appropriate Adults Tayside is an

excellent example of partnership

working in Tayside that has

resulted in a service that meets,

and in some instances exceeds,

the recently introduced National

Standards.

Through the partnership and

commitment of all partner

agencies we are able to provide a

service that operates 365 days a

year, 24 hours a day on what is a

Tayside a leading service in

Scotland and look forward to

working with the Steering Group

in the year ahead

Angela Wilson T/Assistant Chief Constable

comparatively small budget. The

year ahead will be a challenge

for the service as demand

continues to increase at a time

when budgets must, at the least,

stay the same. However I

remain confident that given the

flexibility of the service and the

dedication of those involved,

Appropriate Adults Tayside will

continue to meet demand whilst

maintaining its high standards of

service delivery.

On behalf of the Steering Group

I would like to give recognition

and thanks to the work that goes

into making Appropriate Adults

experienced high volume

requests that have seen up to

three appropriate adults

operating simultaneously across

Tayside in different cases.

Nationally, standards that are

aimed at encouraging best

practice amongst appropriate

adult services and providing a

measure for service delivery,

have been introduced and I’m

proud to say that Appropriate

Adults Tayside is confidently

attaining each of these

standards making it a leading

service in Scotland.

The appropriate adults that are

contracted to the service

continue to provide a much

needed and valued service,

sometimes in difficult situations.

The work of the Appropriate

Adults Tayside Co-ordinator and

the appropriate adults

themselves cannot go without

recognition or thanks, without

them the service wouldn’t

operate as successfully as it

currently does.

Kirsty Keay

AAT Manager

Fairness of interview for

mentally disordered people has

never been more topical than at

present. The introduction of the

Adult Support and Protection

(Scotland) Act 2007 has focused

more attention on members of

the public who are at risk.

Whilst this will not always

include people who have a mental

disorder it has raised awareness

of best practice when engaging

with members of the public who

do.

As with all years since 2004 the

number of requests for the

services of an appropriate adult

has continued to increase. This

applies to requests to attend

police procedures as well as the

Courts. Appropriate Adults

Tayside has continued to meet

this increased demand, even

when the service has

“I’m proud to say that Appropriate Adults Tayside is confidently attaining each of these standards making it a

leading service in Scotland”

MANAGER’S REPORTMANAGER’S REPORT

FOREWORDFOREWORD

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 — 2 0 1 0

372

94 96

144131

163

228

269

329

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 — 2 0 1 0

STATISTICSSTATISTICS

Call Outs — Police

3737

26

11

15

5 4 5

9

17 1618

0

4

8

12

16

20

24

28

32

36

40

2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010

Facilitator Witness

Call Outs — Court

78

106

131

151162 167

103

84

5245

2129

102

2436

52

6683

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010

Dundee Angus Perth & Kinross

Call Outs — Division

0 2 2 0 0

121137

99101

7390

125

168

192

251

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

250

275

2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010

Victim/Witness Suspect/Accused Not Specified

Status of Interviewee

155

200

312

2

0

50

100

150

200

Mental Illness Learning Disabled Dementia Acquired Brain Injury Other

Type of Mental Disorder

3946

101

52

22

109

6

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Crim

es of V

iole

nce

Crim

es of I

ndecency

Crim

es of D

ishonest

y

Fire

-raisi

ng/Malic

ious M

ischie

f

Misc

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Offe

nces r

elatin

g to M

otor V

ehicle

s

Oth

er Crim

es

Nature of Crime

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 — 2 0 1 0

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 — 2 0 1 0

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTSTATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

IncomeIncome TotalTotal

Tayside Police* £6,500.00

Dundee City Council* £6,500.00

Angus Council* £6,500.00

Perth & Kinross Council* £6,500.00

NHS Tayside* £6,500.00

Training DVD £ 50.00

National Seminar Funding £4,626.24

Refund of Retainer £ 245.76

£37,422.00

Carried Forward £39,632.95

Total £77,054.95

Surplus £40,113.01

• Funding for 2010/2011 paid during 2009/2010

Financial Year

ExpenditureExpenditure TotalTotal

Expenses / Retainer Fees

April £1,472.35

May £1,216.73

June £3,698.18

July £1,645.68

August £2,395.89

September £2,533.68

October £1,620.45

November £2,507.62

December £3,042.63

January £1,783.33

February £1,064.85

March £4,062.25

£27,043.64

Miscellaneous

Catering £ 601.55

Travel Warrants £ 248.80

Advertising £ 980.00

Disclosures £ 166.00

Catering Supplies £ 4.58

Nat. Seminar Funding £4,626.24

VAT on Catering £ 39.13

Rowan Counselling £ 300.00

£ 6,966.30

Training

Court Witness Skills £ 1,678.00

£ 1,678.00

Printing

Annual Report £ 588.00

Business Cards £ 164.00

Information Cards £ 382.00

Interview Notebooks £ 120.00

£ 1,254.00

Total £36,941.94

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 9 — 2 0 1 0

Temp Assistant Chief Constable Angela Wilson, Tayside Police

Professor Tony Wells, NHS Tayside

Alan Baird, Dundee City Council Social Work

Robert Peat, Angus Council Social Work & Health

Jim Dean, Perth & Kinross Council Housing & Community Care

Helen Nisbet, Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service

Kirsty Keay, Tayside Police

Linda Christie, Tayside Police

Kirsty Keay, Tayside Police

Linda Christie, Tayside Police

Detective Sergeant Morag Stirling, Tayside Police

Lynda Murdach, NHS Tayside

Jenny Hill, Dundee City Council Social Work

Phillip Gillespie, Angus Council Social Work & Health

Fiona Stewart, Perth & Kinross Council Housing & Community Care

Appropriate Adults Tayside ● PO Box 59 ● West Bell Street ● Dundee ● DD1 9JU � 01382 596636

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STEERING GROUPSTEERING GROUP

MANAGEMENT GROUPMANAGEMENT GROUP

Some Words of Appreciation from Tayside Police Officers:

♦ “The Appropriate Adult helped to calm the suspect as he became frustrated when he couldn’t understand questions

put to him at the Charge Bar”

♦ “The Appropriate Adult was helpful as it took approximately 20 minutes to explain the caution to the

suspect before even attempting to explain the term Lewd & Libidinous. The AA was able to provide a

different way of explaining although suspect still had some difficulty”

♦ “The Appropriate Adult was excellent and seemed to understand the limit of his role completely, in no way

hindering the interview process”

♦ “The Appropriate Adult should be commended for their ability”