Lead Member – Councillor David Minnery – Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People

Report of the Director of Place and Enterprise

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RESOLVED:

i)             That the proposals for the future commissioning of youth activities within the context of reduced funding be referred for consideration and investigation by the Young People’s Scrutiny Committee;

ii)            That the Young People’s Scrutiny Committee considers setting up a Task and Finish Group to consider this matter and that the Task and Finish Group liaise with partners and partner organisations to consider possible options; and

iii)           That, in the meantime, funding for youth activities remain at its current level.

The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report from the Director of Place and Enterprise that summarised progress made with the commissioning of activities for young people and proposed plans for 2017/18 and 2018/19.  He stated that did not intend to move the recommendations detailed within the report as he considered that the issue should be referred for consideration and investigation by the Young People’s Scrutiny Committee to work with partner organisations and partners to consider possible options and, in the meantime, the current funding would remain.  A Member stated that he welcomed this course of action as young people represented the future and should be supported.

RESOLVED:

i)             That the proposals for the future commissioning of youth activities within the context of reduced funding be referred for consideration and investigation by the Young People’s Scrutiny Committee;

ii)            That the Young People’s Scrutiny Committee considers setting up a Task and Finish Group to consider this matter and that the Task and Finish Group liaise with partners and partner organisations to consider possible options; and

iii)           That, in the meantime, funding for youth activities remain at its current level.