Decision details
Youth Service Review 2019/2020 and proposals for change
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The report is in two parts. The first part
(Part A) sets out the reasons for the changes that need to be made
in the Youth Service including proposals for restructuring which
are underpinned by the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)
savings proposals, the lessons learned from the recently concluded
2019/20 Youth Service Review and other previous reviews of the
Service.
The second part of the report (Part B) sets out a request to extend
the contracts of the currently commissioned voluntary sector youth
activity providers from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021. These
providers deliver universal youth activity and specialist projects.
The intention is that during 2020/21 work will be undertaken to
redesign a new contract specification for the provision of
universal Youth Hubs and specialist projects.
Decision:
The reasons for urgency were agreed.
The recommendations were amended and then agreed.
The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.
DECISION
1. To endorse the proposal set out in the report to create a newly restructured, mixed economy Youth Service subject to further consultation with the Mayor on the overall budget envelope;
2. To approve a new 12 month contract, from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021, to all current Community and Voluntary Sectors (CVS) youth activity providers (universal and specialist) in order to provide continuity of provision and to coincide with the implementation of the redesigned youth service in 2021/22 subject to a further consultation with the Mayor over the impact of cost growth on service providers.
3. To note that an update report would be presented to Cabinet later in the process.
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND CULTURE (D. JONES)
(Divisional Director, Youth and Commissioning (R. Martins-Taylor)
(Youth Service Strategic Development Lead (M. Bannis-Royer)
Report author: Magdalene Bannis-Roy
Publication date: 28/02/2020
Date of decision: 26/02/2020
Decided at meeting: 26/02/2020 - Cabinet
Effective from: 07/03/2020
Accompanying Documents:
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