The Strategic Director Place will submit a report  (Document “J”) which gives an update on the work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford South Area in the past 12 months and outlines the direction of travel for the next 12 months.

Recommended –

That the work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford South Area as detailed in Document “J” be welcomed.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Children’s Services

(Mick Charlton - 01274 431155)

Resolved –

That the Youth Service and the young people be thanked for attending and sharing their experiences and for the work undertaken in the last 12 months with Partners.

ACTION:  Strategic Director Place

(Mick Charlton – 01274 431155)

The Strategic Director Place submitted a report  (Document “J”) which gave an update on the work undertaken by the Youth Service in the Bradford South Area in the past 12 months and outlined the direction of travel for the next 12 months.

A number of young people who had participated and benefited from the activities of the Youth Service were present at the meeting to share their experiences with the Area Committee, and how this had acted as a catalyst for them completing their education and in certain situations progressing into full time work, as well as contributing to the welfare and change in the area they lived in.

A partner organisation who had done some dedicated work in Tong gave an account of the work undertaken with young people whose dads were in prison, and encouraging them to maintain contact by writing letters.

Members welcomed the testimonies of the young people and the excellent work done by the Youth Service, despite cuts being made to the service over a number of years.

Resolved –

That the Youth Service and the young people be thanked for attending and sharing their experiences and for the work undertaken in the last 12 months with Partners.

ACTION:  Strategic Director Place