69 Integrated, Universal, Targeted and Specialist Youth Provision post July 2020 PDF 91 KB
Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People, on a
proposed integrated universal and targeted youth provision contract.
The Board was advised that the Education Act 1986 (updated in 2008), set
out the statutory requirements for local authorities to provide youth work in
three areas – positive activities; decision making by young people; and 14-19
learning.
It was reported that the continued reduction in youth services had come
at a time when those services were most needed, with the risk of child poverty
and material deprivation in the UK on the rise in recent years. Members were
advised that Halton had a long history of providing
young people with opportunities to develop their own unique talents and to
access early help.
It was noted that Halton Youth Provision
worked together with a range of agencies to help young people through early
intervention and offering a range of support to prevent problems from getting
worse. It was proposed that the Integrated Youth Service would have an
indicative budget of £633,527 per annum, split across three core functions as detailed in the
report.
RESOLVED: That the Board
1) note
the report; and
2) approve
the procurement of the new integrated, universal, targeted specialist youth
provision for a three year contract with the option to extend for a further 1
plus 1 year.