Issue details

Youth Services Strategy Public Consultation

 

 

Approval to go out to public consultation on the Youth Services Strategy 2024 – 2027.

Bracknell Forest Council and its partners recognise the need for a clear strategic vision to drive and shape our youth service provision. It is vital that we undertake a public consultation to provide opportunities for feedback to those who will benefit from or who have a stake in youth services in Bracknell Forest. This will ensure that the strategy is supported by our young people, partners and the wider community. The Youth Service is a priority for the Labour Executive as outlined in their 2023 manifesto.

In addition, Bracknell Forest Council has a duty to secure sufficient youth services in the borough. Statutory guidance for local authorities on providing youth services, related to Section 507B of the Education Act (1996), as amended by the Education and Inspections Act (2006), places a duty on local authorities to ‘so far as reasonably practicable,’ secure for qualifying young persons in the authority’s area access to sufficient educational leisure-time activities which are for the improvement of their well-being, and sufficient facilities for such activities, and, efficient recreational leisure-time activities which are for the improvement of their well-being, and sufficient facilities for such activities.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/12/2023

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - View reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Decision due: 6 Feb 2024 by Executive

Lead member: Executive Member for Children, Young People and Learning

Lead director: Executive Director: People

Department: People

Contact: Audrey Johnson, Assistant Director: Early Help & Communities Email: audrey.johnson@bracknell-forest.gov.uk, Donna Leedham, Head of Early Help Email: donna.leedham@bracknell-forest.gov.uk, Grainne Siggins, Executive Director People Email: grainne.siggins@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Online consultation, focus groups and one to one discussions

Consultees

Young People, Parents/Carers, Professionals, Communities

Making Representations: In writing to the Executive Director of People

Financial Impact: N/A

Reason the item will considered in private: Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

Decisions

Agenda items