Southwark Youth Council will be attending the meeting.
This item will be devoted to doing an evaluation of their term and how they have worked with the committee. The aim is to identify what aspects have worked well and where there are areas for improvement, so that the new incoming Southwark Youth Council can build on this.
Minutes:
6.1 The chair introduced the item by explaining that the purpose is to conduct an evaluation of the Youth Council’s work with the committee. The aim is to identify what aspects have worked well and where there are areas for improvement, so that the new incoming Youth Council can build on this. He then invited the Youth Council members to say a few words.
6.2 One of the young people commented that the best thing has been the regular contact, which has been really positive. He then went on to remark that better feedback on how the contribution of the Youth Council has made a difference could be an improvement. The chair commented that the bullying scrutiny review report that the Youth Council provided information for will shortly be responded to by cabinet and the committee will feedback to the Youth Council on this. The chair then asked Davina Bailey what might work better and the youth officer suggested that feedback be a regular part of the Youth Council attendance.
6.3 A member commented that she had invited the Youth Council to do a presentation at her community council. She said she had seen the young people’s confidence grow and noted how articulate they had become during the course of their term of office. She praised their contribution to debates at the committee and said she hoped their participation in scrutiny had helped the young people’s development.
6.4 Members then asked the Youth Council when their term ended and the young people explained that this ended next week. The chair said that the new administrative committee would meet in May or June and he hoped the new Youth Council would continue to contribute. The members all agreed that their contribution had been very valuable. The Youth Officer responded that it would take a while for the new Youth Council to be inducted, but it was the intention to continue to engage with the scrutiny committee. The young people thanked the committee for the opportunity to work together.