Introduction to Southwark Youth Council members and their work.
Minutes:
5.1 The chair welcomed Southwark Youth Council (SYC) members to the meeting and invited the young people to explain their roles and how SYC works.
5.2 The youth council members explained that each prospective candidate makes three pledges when they stand for election and they are questions on these at hustings. There are 18 people on the SYC board. SYC have an action plan brought together by the combined pledges and the suggestions made on the ballots papers - around 3000 young people contributed to this process. SYC agreed four themes in order of priority, these are:
5.3 SYC had an event to highlight youth opportunity with over 100 young people attending. They have also made a film on bullying, self image and which explores what a healthy relationship is and how to get help. The video will be used as a tool.
5.4 The committee members then asked when the members were elected and SYC said they have been in place since February. Another member asked how to get in touch about a project to do with Hawksmore and SYC suggested contacting one of the local branches of the youth council or coming to the regular Monday meeting or inviting SYC to a meeting. There are five Youth Community Councils (YCCs); these are BRYCC Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, WBBYCC Walworth Borough and Bankside, DYCC Dulwich, CYCC Camberwell and PNYCC Peckham and Nunhead.
5.1 SYC were asked about their aims and they explained they will be carrying out three campaigns on each of the four themes.
5.2 SYC were asked how the committee could best work with SYC and the young people suggested that members of the scrutiny committee sometimes come to the SYC meetings and sometimes young people came to the scrutiny committee meeting. SYC also suggested holding an open public meeting, possibly at a Youth Centre and tying this to some kind of event. The committee said they would like to hear more about SYC activities, hear a presentation and a showing of the film SYC have made. The young people agreed and suggested the committee look at the website and invited the committee to read the regular newsletter.
5.3 The chair thanked the young people for attending and said that they were very welcome to participate in other items on the agenda.