Agenda

Please note this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method.  Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting.  Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on.  By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings. Please note that there will be guidance provided due to young people attending and participating in the meeting.

The Chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual, or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council.

The Mayor to welcome young people from the Youth Council to the meeting.

The Leader of the Council to welcome the Youth Council and open the  speeches and presentations  from the young people.

Motion C

Proposer      Cllr Weston

Seconder      Cllr Emery

In accordance with Council Standing Order 25.1, notice is provided of the intention to suspend Council Standing Orders: 4.4  11, 15.1 at the extraordinary  Full Council   on the 10^th of October 2024. This is to allow speeches/ presentations from the  Haringey Youth Council on the  key concerns of  young people living in the borough.

Motion D – The Council’s Launch of The Haringey Youth Council

Proposer: Cllr Zena Brabazon

Seconder: Cllr Cawley- Harrison

The Council notes that

• The last census the Council undertook indicated that there were over 59,000 under 19s in the Borough- out of an overall population of 261,000. This represents a significant proportion of Haringey’s population.

·                 The Corporate Delivery Plan 2024– 2026 set out plans to establish a Haringey Youth Council. This was to ensure that young people representing their communities would have more opportunities to be actively involved in influencing decisions that affect them.

• Since 2022, The Council’s Youth Services team has undertaken work with schools, youth groups and established youth forums to recruit young people to an initial Youth Panel event. This took place in July 2024 and was attended by ten of the twelve young people who have since been recruited.  In addition to this, there are now fifteen young people who are members of the Elevated Youth SEND Forum. Close ties are being developed between the two forums.
• The Council is developing a vision for a corporate response to engaging young people in the decision-making processes of the Council.
• The Council must support young people to develop the skills to make this a successful and meaningful project.

The Council believes that

• Young residents who represent their community must be heard by the Council especially when it comes to decisions that directly affect them now and in the future.
• Closer ties must be formed between elected representatives and The Youth Council.

This Council resolves to:

• Do its utmost to ensure that Haringey has a diverse Youth Council that represents the young people of the borough.

• Continue recruiting to and developing the skills of the Youth Council to ensure that the voices of young people in the community are being heard at every level.
• Commit to support Councillors to engage with the Youth Council on a regular basis. This will culminate in an annual council-wide meeting with the Youth Council to hear concerns and issues directly affecting young people.
• Continue working with schools, youth groups and forums to ensure youth participation in its’ decision making.