Action:

1. 1. Apologies & Welcome:Sarah Lyons (NUT) Bob Johnson (NASUWT) Anna Cole (ASCL);Welcome to Denise Bertachi who takes the place of Nick Green as union rep of UNISON;Nick Green and Jayne Lawson attending as observers.

1. 2. Notes/Actions from the last meeting + redacted notes:Both sets of minutes approved.

1. 3. Matters arising from notes NOT covered elsewhere on this agenda:
   
   ITEM 7 – JMcC gave update and informed group of IATP’s intention to try and deliver training in schools etc as and when requested and would like JUAC to endorse once more is known;
   
   AGREED: To see how this pans out before making a decision.

1. 4. Chair’s Actions:None outstanding.

1. 5. JUAC Website:JW reminded group to forward any items for inclusion onto the website:AGREED: Hazards report to go on;Discussion on draft DfE Guidance doc took place; agreed to put on website once finalised and to campaign for suitable guidance for all staff not just senior management;DfE Training – when available to put on website but in the interim the proposed AiS DVD to go on web site when finalised and if no DfE training reconsider posting AiS/JUAC training (already in draft); 

1. 6. Hazards:NG gave update and confirmed the following:Excellent Conference;Presentations from a number of the speakers in the plenaries can be found via this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe2L-VW0xzQ&feature=shareWorkshops were well received and well attended, good positive feedback;JUAC stand was well received for grassroots information and people left feeling positive;
   
   AGREED: For JUAC to cement links with Hazards;
   
   AGREED: Unanimously.
   

JW to action

1. 7. 7^th Mesothelioma UK Patient & Carer Day – 6ht Oct 12:JMcC to attend on behalf of GMB and JUAC with a view to organise for JUAC to speak at event next year;
   
   AGREED: to post information of this event on JUAC website.

JMcC to action

JW to action

1. 8. Position Statement on Asbestos from the Joint Policy Committee of the Societies of Epidemiology:Request for member unions to gain individual endorsement of this statement from their unions;
   
   AGREED: email to JDW who will co-ordinate responses back from unions.

JW to action

1. 9. DfE Steering Group Meeting:Next DfE meeting is on 24^th September at 1.30 – JMcC, DBe, JO’N and JW to attend;ML gave overview of last meeting and stated that he felt that the meetings need to be more policy focussed;NOTE: ITEM 10.6 was taken at this point, but for ease of use is shown in order on these notes;
   
   AGREED: Team to send to ML before 14^th Sept any further thoughts/amendments on the DfE guidance doc.

All to action

10.4 Questions for parents – ML gave summary of the document and asked for input.
AGREED: All to send ideas in the first instance to ML to draft, who will also get in touch with NGA and ask for input.

10.5 Training – Discussion took place and view of the team was that it should be the responsibility of government to provide training, then unions can support and distribute accordingly to our members

10.6 DfE Guidance – DfE produced their guidance via a PowerPoint document
NOTED: All agreed ML comments and suggested changes and or additions.

JW to action

Jayne Lawson (AiS) to action

All to action

All to action