Issue - meetings

To consider an application for funding from Targeted Youth Engagement Services C.I.C. toward the cost of detached youth projects with young women around health, safety and emotional wellbeing.

Following issues raised by the Area Committee in November 2014, the Head of the Integrated Children’s Service has responded as follows:-

“Mr Leroux’s organisation has undertaken work with young people in Stockport and is an independent organisation working to either commissions or grant applications.  As we have no direct experience of their work, we are not in a position to provide an evaluation or comment on the quality of it.

I have worked with the Local Safeguarding Board Business Manager and we asked Mr Leroux to send us a range of governance documents and policies regarding his organisation: ‘Targeted Youth Engagement Services’ or TYES. This he has done and they appear to be adequate in meeting the usual requirements.

We have had some dialogue with a colleague of Mr Leroux regarding the inappropriate sharing of personal information about young people and this was followed up by advice from the Council’s Information Governance Manager.”

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted an application from the Targeted Youth Engagement Service CIC seeking funding toward the cost of a producing an educational film for young people relating to sexual health.

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager reported that applicant was not present at the meeting.

RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager be recommended to not make a grant to Targeted Youth Engagement Service CIC in this instance as the Area Committee did not believe the application would have sufficient benefit to the area committee’s community.

To consider an application for funding from Targeted Youth Engagement Services C.I.C. toward the cost of detached youth projects with young women around health, safety and emotional wellbeing.

Following issues raised by the Area Committee in November 2014, the Head of the Integrated Children’s Service has responded as follows:-

“Mr Leroux’s organisation has undertaken work with young people in Stockport and is an independent organisation working to either commissions or grant applications.  As we have no direct experience of their work, we are not in a position to provide an evaluation or comment on the quality of it.

I have worked with the Local Safeguarding Board Business Manager and we asked Mr Leroux to send us a range of governance documents and policies regarding his organisation: ‘Targeted Youth Engagement Services’ or TYES. This he has done and they appear to be adequate in meeting the usual requirements.

We have had some dialogue with a colleague of Mr Leroux regarding the inappropriate sharing of personal information about young people and this was followed up by advice from the Council’s Information Governance Manager.”

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager reported that the applicant was unable to attend the meeting as he was attending the Cheadle Area Committee.

RESOLVED – That consideration of the application be deferred until the next meeting and the applicant be invited to attend to answer questions from the Area Committee.

To consider an application for funding from Targeted Youth Engagement Services C.I.C. toward the cost of detached youth projects with young women around health, safety and emotional wellbeing.

Mr Simon Leroux of Targeted Youth Engagement Services CIC attended the meeting in relation to an application for area funding (copies of which had been circulated) towards the cost of providing a series of intensive sessions covering issues around self-esteem, sexual exploitation, appropriate relationships and sexual health culminating in a film being presented in schools across the borough by the young women who made it.

Councillors expressed concern about whether this work duplicated activity already undertaken by the Council in relation to sexual health and about ensuring that work with vulnerable young people was appropriately co-ordinated with the Council.

RESOLVED – That consideration of this application be deferred and the applicant be requested to liaise with the Council’s Integrated Safeguarding and Prevention Service with a view to discussing jointly commissioning this work.