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Youth Service Grants Programme
- Meeting of Children, Young People & Skills Committee, Monday, 9th November, 2020 4.00pm (Item 44.)
- View the background to item 44.
Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy attached)
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Committee
(i) Acknowledged the challenges in completing the recommissioning of the Youth Service Grants Programme within the required timescale.
(ii) Agreed with the proposal to extend the current Youth Service Grants Programme for a further 6 months (until 30th September 2021).
(iii) Agreed that the Committee is presented with various options for future youth provision including the possibility of developing a central youth hub, along with detailed costings and financial implications so that a fully informed decision can be made regarding how the Council proceeds.
(iv) Agreed that a framework for the Youth Service Grant recommissioning process is presented to this Committee in March 2021
Minutes:
44.1 The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning which provided information on the current Youth Service Grants Programme, outlined the challenges regarding completing the recommissioning process within timescale and put forward a proposal to extend the current programme for a further 6 months. The report was introduced by the Integrated Team for Families Manager.
44.2 The Chair noted that the Conservative Group had submitted an amendment to the recommendations and asked Councillor Simson to propose the amendment.
44.3 Councillor Simson said that the report seemed to imply that the provision of a Central Hub was a given rather than something which was still in consultation. Therefore, the following amendment to Recommendation was proposed (changes in bold italic) to include the option to look at all future youth provision:
2.3 That
this Committee is presented with various options regarding
developing a central youth hub along with detailed costings and
financial implications and a decision made regarding how the
Council proceeds for future youth
provision including the possibility of developing a central youth
hub, along with detailed costings and financial implications so
that a fully informed decision can be made regarding how the
Council proceeds.
44.4 Councillor Brown seconded the proposed amendment.
44.5 Councillors Lloyd and Allcock both agreed with and supported the proposed amendment.
44.6 Councillor Williams said that when the options were considered issue such as the provision of food and accommodation were included.
44.7 The Committee agreed the proposed amendment.
44.8 RESOLVED: That the Committee
(i) Acknowledged the challenges in completing the recommissioning of the Youth Service Grants Programme within the required timescale.
(ii) Agreed with the proposal to extend the current Youth Service Grants Programme for a further 6 months (until 30th September 2021).
(iii) Agreed that the Committee is presented with various options for future youth provision including the possibility of developing a central youth hub, along with detailed costings and financial implications so that a fully informed decision can be made regarding how the Council proceeds.
(iv) Agreed that a framework for the Youth Service Grant recommissioning process is presented to this Committee in March 2021
Supporting documents:
- Youth Service Grants Programme, item 44. PDF 138 KB View as HTML (44./1) 25 KB
- Item 44 ConsGrp amendment - Youth Service Grants Programme, item 44. PDF 22 KB View as HTML (44./2) 10 KB