Agenda item

Written questions and answers.  Only one supplementary question is allowed per question.

81.1       As a supplementary to his written question, Councillor Pullen asked the Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods whether she would either appoint or commission appropriate persons to deliver Youth Council policy or appoint a community builder to work with young people to create a Youth Council.

81.2       Councillor Dallimore stated that the Council supported the principle of getting young people involved in a Youth Council, but that it should be delivered in an asset-based way if young people wanted it. She noted that other forums existed, such as G15, and that if a group had come forward to from a Youth Council then the Council would already be supporting them. She advised that she would not appoint anyone to deliver a Youth Council for the City, but invited Councillor Pullen to consider using his Members’ Allocation Fund allowance to support his aim. She welcomed Councillor Pullen’s involvement in discussions about the possibility of appointing a community builder for young people, but stated that she did not support a top down approach.