Agenda item - Brighton and Hove Children and Young People’s Plan

Report of the Director of Children’s Services (copy attached).

Note:  The Children & Young People’s Plan has been circulated with the agenda as a separate document.

34.1       Councillor Brown, Cabinet Member for Children & Young People introduced the report, which outlined the proposed Children & Young People’s Plan for 2009-12.  She noted that the Plan was jointly owned by the partner organisations that made up the Children’s Trust Board and that they fully supported the Plan.  She also wished to thank the officers involved in bringing the Plan together and in particular the Assistant Director Strategic Commissioning & Governance.

34.2       Councillor Hawkes welcomed the Plan and stated that she felt it was an excellent document which outlined the way forward and also wished to add her thanks to the officers involved in its formulation.

34.3       Councillor Fryer also welcomed the Plan and highlighted aspects that she felt would be important elements to look at over the plan’s duration and hoped that these could be taken on board.

34.4       Councillor Brown noted the comments and stated that the plan outlined the strategic direction for children’s services over the coming years and hoped council would approve the plan.

34.5       The Mayor noted that the recommendations had been moved and put them to the vote which was carried.

34.6       RESOLVED –

(1)       That the Brighton and Hove Children and Young People’s Plan 2009-12 be approved;

(2)       That it be noted that all partners had agreed to take the Children and Young People’s Plan 2009-12 through their respective governance arrangements once the Children and Young People’s Trust Partnership had approved the plan; and

(3)       That the arrangements for publication and distribution as set out in paragraphs 3.3 and 3.7 to the report be agreed.