Issue - meetings

[To receive the Participation of Children and Young People Annual Report 2018 – 2019 for approval.]

Alice Vickers, Corporate Parenting Officer presented the Participation of Children and Young People Annual Report 2018 – 2019. The report provided an overview of the activities of children and young people over the past 12 months with the Council and its partners in line with the Participation Strategy 2016 – 2019. It was also outlined that the strategy was due to be reviewed to consider the participation plans for 2019 onwards.

It was highlighted that the Wolverhampton Care Leaver Offer, which had been worked on in consultation with Wolverhampton’s care leavers, was considered one of the best nationally and the care leavers felt immensely proud to have been involved in this.

It was also noted that a Co-production Charter was being developed in conjunction with the Children and Families Together Board.

It was highlighted that a member of the Children in Care Council had been awarded Wolverhampton Young Citizen of the Year 2019 for his work as a member of the Children in Care Council and Youth Council. It was noted that he had been heavily involved in producing an informative video on combatting climate change that was screened at a meeting of Full Council on 17 July 2019 in support of a motion to declare a state of climate emergency in Wolverhampton.

It was noted that members of the Children in Care Council had also been involved in and delivered Total Respect training to various bodies. 

Resolved:

1.    That the Participation of Children and Young People Annual Report 2018 – 2019 be approved.

2.    That the City’s continued commitment to children and young people having influence over decisions that affect them and involvement in co-producing services in the City be endorsed.