Issue - meetings

Matter for Decision: To consider a business plan for the Children and Young People’s Participation Service.

 

Decision of Executive Councillor for Community Development and Health:

 

The Executive Councillor resolved to

 

i.          Agree the draft ChYpPS Plan 2013 – 2016

 

ii.          Agree that officers arrange a formal review meeting with the

Executive Councillor for Community Development and Health, Scrutiny Chair and Spokes in October 2013 to review progress with the Plan.

 

Reason for the Decision:

 

As per the officer report

 

 

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

 

Not Applicable

 

Scrutiny Considerations:

 

The committee received a report from the Head of Community Development regarding the business plan for the Children and Young Peoples Participation Service.

 

The committee made the following comments

 

i.        The committee noted that the income targets were challenging and asked officers to comment.  The Children and Young Peoples Service Manager agreed that the income targets were challenging but felt that they were achievable given the changes that had been implemented within the service to facilitate the new approach. She highlighted that an annual review had been built into the Business Plan to monitor progress.

 

ii.          Clarification was requested on the inclusion of a participation figure for the sessions. The Children and Young Peoples Service Manager advised that the figure included (15) was the optimal number for a universal session, but that for specialist sessions the group sizes would be smaller.

 

 

iii.      The work undertaken by the service was widely welcomed.

 

The Executive Councillor welcomed the work undertaken to date, but highlighted that the new approach would be focussed on maximising the use of resources, which may result in a reduced number of sessions to provide the capacity within the service to deliver the income targets. The Executive Councillor thanked the officers for the work on this project.

 

The Scrutiny Committee considered the recommendations and endorsed them by 4 votes to 0.

 

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Executive Councillor (and any dispensations granted)

 

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