DECISION

1.    To approve the allocation to the Youth Service of £300,000 additional funding from Council reserves on the items set out in the main body of the report.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN’S SERVICES (D. JONES)

(Divisional Director, Youth and Commissioning (R. Martins-Taylor)

(Head of Integrated Youth and Community Services (C. Belgard)

Councillor Abdul Mukit, Cabinet Member for Culture and Youth, introduced the report. He explained that the report set out the Youth Service Outcomes Framework as well as specific proposals for funding a number of additional services for young people. He was particularly pleased with the innovation shown in some of the proposals, for example in the setting up of a youth innovation fund to allow young people to bid for funds for particular projects/ideas.

The other proposals were to extend youth service provision down to eleven year-olds and a specific proposal to support A Team Arts and these were also welcomed.

A number of members of the Youth Council (Shaiam Islam, Milly Parvin, Said Uddin, Mazha Alam and Imad Ali) were present and they took Cabinet through their key target outcomes of Accountability, Accessibility, Trust, Safety and Agency as set out in the Outcomes Framework. They also commented on how well they felt they had been engaged by officers to help develop the Framework.

The Mayor thanked them for coming along and giving their views. He welcomed the report and agreed the recommendation as set out.

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the allocation to the Youth Service of £300,000 additional funding from Council reserves on the items set out in the main body of the report.