Decision details

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That it be agreed that the following issues raised in relation to the Children and Young People’s Plan 2009 – 2012 be fed into the consultation process:

a)                       The need to prioritise improving the attainment of children from less advantaged backgrounds;

b)                       The need to increase the number of schools with a good or excellent performance rating;

c)                       The need to remove barriers to young people accessing facilities, including costs, perceptions, accessibility, numbers and geographical spread of facilities;

d)                       The need to provide appropriate innovative and entrepreneurial skills for the job market;

e)                       The need for young people to learn to manage risk;

f)                         That references to “schools” should be changed to “schools and colleges”;

g)                       That questions in the consultation document should be targeted at key issues;

h)                       That the consultation document should be available in a more accessible format and some of the language condensed;

i)                         That consultation could take place through YorCity and the Ward Committees;

j)                          That child obesity was a major concern;

k)                       That there should be an emphasis on supporting disabled children and young people;

l)                          That dealing with the misuse of alcohol should be a priority and that this needed to be seen in the context of the wider binge drinking culture;

m)                     That looked after children should achieve the same educational outcomes as other children and that the consultation document should not ask the question whether lower outcomes were inevitable;

n)                       That the discussion about banning the Mosquito device, which disperses young people by emitting a whining sound that only they can hear, was welcome.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To ensure the new Children and Young People’s Plan reflects the views and priorities of Members.