Issue - meetings

[To provide an update on #YES and priorities for the next 12 months]

That the achievements set out in the #YES (Youth Engagement Strategy) Annual Report and 2021/22 priorities identified to create more opportunities for our city’s young people be endorsed.

Councillor John Reynolds gave a brief introduction to the #YES Annual Report, drawing Cabinet’s attention to the Council’s backing of new investment of around £2 million in the key priority of opportunities for young people, and the highlights of what young people have achieved over the last 12 months.

Anna Tabner, Youth Council representative introduced the Youth Engagement Strategic Board’s Annual Report video, that highlighted the diverse work of young people on the YES Board and the other youth groups in the city that sit under #YES.

Cabinet endorsed what young people under #YES had achieved during the first year of the strategy.  They extended their thanks to Anna Tabner and her colleagues for their tremendous work and energy.

Resolved:

That the achievements set out in the #YES (Youth Engagement Strategy) Annual Report and 2021/2022 priorities identified to create more opportunities for our city’s young people be endorsed.