Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Leisure, Youth and Arts
Decision No: D110119MEM
Date: 21st September 2011
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Kent County Council - Youth Service Review
Minutes
The report highlighted proposed changes to the delivery of youth services within the county, currently the subject of a consultation exercise by Kent County Council.
Members challenged the County proposals, particularly the proposal to withdraw direct service delivery at SAMAYS Youth Centre in Snodland, and expressed serious concern that these did not represent or support youth provision in the most deprived part of the Borough. It was noted that this facility was a well attended and successful community project and the inadequate public transport links to other parts of the Borough also made it difficult for young people to access the alternative proposal in Tonbridge.
Concern was also expressed that there had not been enough needs based analysis in Tonbridge and that a service model was being imposed on the Borough Council without any evidence to support it. Kent County Council was invited to reconsider the proposals being put forward in liaison with the Borough Council.
Following consideration by the Leisure and Arts Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Youth and Arts resolved that a formal response to Kent County Council's review of its Youth Service be prepared in liaison with the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Youth and Arts and the Chairman of the Leisure and Arts Advisory Board.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Leisure and Arts Advisory Board of 21 September 2011.
Signed M Heslop (Cabinet Member for Leisure, Youth and Arts)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 23 September 2011
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.