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(1)       That the strategic goal and the revised Surrey Young People’s Outcomes Framework for 2015-2020, as set out in Annexe 1 of the submitted report, be approved.

(2)       That the refresh of the Surrey Young People’s Employability Plan for 2015-2020, to align with the re-commissioning for 2015-2020 be approved.

(3)       That the development of options to deliver the three revised commissioning priorities set out in the submitted report be approved, with a further report including the full business cases coming back to Cabinet in September 2014.

(4)       That the exploration with Local Committees of increased delegation of decision-making in relation to young people, such as the current Centre Based Youth Work be approved.

(5)        That the exploration of potential for more integrated commissioning with Districts/Boroughs, Surrey Police, Public Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Active Surrey be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

The report sets the strategy and outcomes for young people in Surrey for 2015 – 2020 to meet statutory duties outlined at paragraph 11 of the submitted report and to build on the success of the achievements since the transformation in 2012.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Children and Education Select Committee]

The Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning praised the achievements to date since the launch of the new commissioning model for Services for Young People, as highlighted in Section 1 of the report. She also informed Cabinet that the transformation of services for young people had been achieved with a significant reduction in gross expenditure in 2011/12. She asked the Cabinet Associate for Children, Schools and Families to introduce the report because she was Chairman of the Project Board.

The Cabinet Associate said that the purpose of the report was to obtain agreement for the strategic direction for re-commissioning services between 2015 – 2020, to ensure that every young person had the best chance to make informed choices about their lives.

She highlighted the three sections of the report: (i) Achievements 2012-14,

(ii) Changes proposed for the next commissioning cycle, (iii) Strategy and Commissioning Intentions 2015 – 20. She also said that the Council had worked closely with local partners transforming services from ‘place based’ to ‘needs based’.

Other Members also highlighted key areas of success, in particular:

·         The reduction in young people who were Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs)

·         The increase in numbers, aged 16-18 years old, who had started apprenticeships

·         The 26 youth centres who had achieved NYA Quality Mark Level1

·         That 290 homeless young people had been placed in safe accommodation since November 2012

The Cabinet Member for Children and Families informed Members of a recent visit of Members from the Welsh Assembly, who were impressed with Surrey’s work in this area and said that the County Council would be working closely with them to help reduce NEETs in their area.

The Leader of the Council said that he would be writing formally to thank the Assistant Director for Young People and his team for their efforts in achieving these results.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the strategic goal and the revised Surrey Young People’s Outcomes Framework for 2015-2020, as set out in Annexe 1 of the submitted report, be approved.

(2)       That the refresh of the Surrey Young People’s Employability Plan for 2015-2020, to align with the re-commissioning for 2015-2020 be approved.

(3)       That the development of options to deliver the three revised commissioning priorities set out in the submitted report be approved, with a further report with full business cases coming back to Cabinet in September 2014.

(4)       That the exploration with Local Committees of increased delegation of decision-making in relation to young people, such as the current Centre Based Youth Work be approved.

(5)        That the exploration of potential for more integrated commissioning with Districts/Boroughs, Surrey Police, Public Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Active Surrey be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

The report sets the strategy and outcomes for young people in Surrey for 2015 – 2020 to meet statutory duties outlined at paragraph 11 of the submitted report and to build on the success of the achievements since the transformation in 2012.