Issue - meetings

This report presents the minutes of recent meetings of the Local Development Framework (LDF) Working Group, the Social Inclusion Working Group and the Young People’s Working Group and asks Members to consider the advice given by the Groups in their capacity as advisory bodies to the Executive.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Working Group meetings be noted and that the recommendations contained therein be endorsed.

REASON:      In accordance with the constitutional role of Working Groups as advisory bodies to the Executive.

Members considered a report which presented the minutes of the following meetings of working groups:

• the Local Development Framework (LDF) Working Group meetings held on 15 July and 4 August 2008 (Annexes A and B)
• the Social Inclusion Working Group meeting held on 8 July 2008 (Annex C)
• the Young People’s Working Group meetings held on 23 April and 10 July 2008 (Annexes D and E)

Members’ attention was drawn in particular to the recommendations contained in Minutes 5 and 6 of the Young People’s Working Group and to the comments and suggestions in Minutes 9 and 13 of the LDF Working Group and Minutes 6 and 8 of the Social Inclusion Working Group.  The Young People’s Working Group had recommended that the Executive support a proposal to make a bid to the Myplace fund (Minute 5 ) and support the “11 Million Takeover Day” event and activities (Minute 6).¹

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Working Group meetings be noted and that the recommendations contained therein be endorsed.

REASON:      In accordance with the constitutional role of Working Groups as advisory bodies to the Executive.