Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Children’s Services to be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children) To consider funding options for services for young people.

REPORT TO FOLLOW

Cabinet considered a report that sought approval to release £400k of funding to support the delivery of the Youth Strategy and that set out proposals for the use of this funding.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction advised that the additional funding would be focused exclusively on the delivery of three key areas set out in the report including the summer programme for 2012. The summer programme would be particularly significant this year with the Olympic and Paralympic Games and associated activities taking place across London.  

It was requested that ‘spot checks’ were carried out by officers to ensure that the activities funded were undertaken as agreed.

RESOLVED:

1. That the allocation of an additional £400k to fund the three key strands of the Youth Strategy, including the 2012 summer programme, be approved.
2. That the establishment of a planning group to oversee the implementation of the strategy and make recommendations for funding and activities in 2013/14 and 2014/15 be approved.