Issue - meetings

[To approve the participation strategy and endorse the Council’s commitment to children and young people having influence over decisions and actions on services that affect them]

Cllr Val Gibson presented a report on the Children and Young People's participation strategy.   The strategy report set out the Council’s commitment to the importance of effective participation of children and young people in the services that affect them.  It also included clear standards of participation for children and young people to ensure that it was not tokenistic and remained relevant.

Resolved:

1.     That the three year Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy be approved.

2.     That the Council’s commitment to children and young people having influence over decisions and actions on services that affect them be endorsed.