PAPER B

POLICY COMMISSION ENQUIRY SCOPING DOCUMENT

RESPONSIBLE BODY POLICY COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND SCHOOL RESULTS
ENQUIRY NAME YOUTH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY	REFERENCE NUMBER C01/07
PROPOSED OUTPUTS To provide the Cabinet Members with clear information on the impact of the Council’s current policies, actions and services, including the voluntary sector, in engaging and meeting the needs of the youth of the Island. To provide further policy and service recommendations to achieve a coherent and community based structure for youth engagement as indicated by the enquiry outcomes.	RISK Description of risk The Council needs to ensure that it maintains a clear view of current policy so that young people (and their parents) are not disillusioned about the Council’s interest and commitment in meeting their needs. Consequences Council reputation would suffer if young people (and their parents) lose confidence in Council services and the Council would not secure the effective delivery of all the 5 outcomes in Every Child Matters.High Medium Low
PROPOSED DATE OF INITIATION 7 February 2007	PROPOSED DATE OF COMPLETION May 2007
REASON FOR ENQUIRY · To establish the extent to which current youth provision across the Island is coherent, providing value for money and meeting the needs of young people in their communities. · To determine a coherent strategy for youth engagement and consider the extent to which service provision can be integrated and commissioned within the local community. · ·
PROPOSED OUTCOME OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION · To provide information to the Cabinet Members on the effectiveness and value for money of the current provision for young people. · To provide recommendations to the Cabinet Members on the amendment of current policy or the need for new policy and service provision as appropriate to the enquiry outcomes. ·
TERMS OF REFERENCE To receive evidence from stakeholders on: · Their knowledge and implementation of the current provision and its impact on all young people. · Statistical evidence which will allow aspects of the local position to be compared with that nationally. · The effectiveness of current action and Authority support in meeting the five outcomes and needs of all young people. In order to: · Establish a clear view of the effectiveness, value for money and ability to coherently meet the needs of all young people of the current provision. · Determine if current policy and scrutiny is effective. · Make recommendations on any policy amendment, new policy or service provision as indicated by the enquiry outcomes. What will not be included ·
KEY STAKEHOLDERS (not in any order of significance) · Children and young people · Parents · School Governors · School staff · Strategic and operational staff within Children’s Services · Youth Offending Team · Voluntary Sector Youth Workers · Police · Health workers · Connexions · Town and Parish Councils ·
RELEVANT CORPORATE AND/OR COMMUNITY STRATEGY/IES Corporate Priorities fit: o· ¨ Economic development and regeneration · ¨  Healthier communities and older people o· ¨ Safer communities o· ¨ Children and young people o· ¨ High-Performing Cost-Effective Council Community strategy: § A skilled and educational Island Every Child Matters :- o Being healthy o Staying safe o Enjoying and achieving o Making a positive contribution o Achieving economic well-being Objectives in the following key plans : o Joint Area Review (JAR) and Youth Service Action Plans o Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) o Local Area Agreement (LAA) o Aim High/Corporate Plan o
RELATED PROJECTS
LEAD MEMBER Cllr Melanie Swan – Commissioner Cllr George Cameron – Member Champion for Children Councillor Oulton
OFFICER INVOLVEMENT Lead Link Officer: Mr Keith Simmonds – Head of Policy, Planning and Commissioning Overview and Scrutiny Team: Mr Paul Thistlewood – Principal Overview and Scrutiny Officer
OTHER RESOURCES REQUIRED Engagement of resources from another Authority to carry out supported audit of current provision and provide a report and evidence to the Commission.