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1.

APOLOGIES

To receive any apologies for absence.

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Councillors: Dewi Owen, Elfed Roberts and Mair Rowlands.

Anest Gray Frazer (Church in Wales), Dilwyn Elis Hughes (UCAC) and David Healey (ATL)

 

2.

DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTEREST

To receive any declarations of personal interest.

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No declarations of personal interest were received.

 

3.

URGENT BUSINESS

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

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None to note.

 

4.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 91 KB

The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee held on 21st November, 2019 be signed as a true record  (attached).

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Referring to item 7 in the minutes of the previous meeting - The Education and Economy and Community Departments' Savings Proposals, a member noted that she did not believe that the final sentence of the minute regarding the discussion and decision (b), despite being correct, was a true reflection of the nature of the discussion, bearing in mind that the committee had accepted the report, but had not approved its contents.  

 

In response to the comment, the Chair noted that he was of the opinion that the paragraphs above the decision made it clear that the committee did not accept that the cuts were reasonable.  The committee's opinion had been submitted to the Cabinet, which had later decided that it would not implement the savings.

 

The Chair signed the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee held on 21 November, 2019 as a true record.

 

5.

UPDATE REPORT ON REMODELLING THE YOUTH SERVICE pdf icon PDF 36 KB

Cabinet Member – Councillor Dilwyn Morgan

 

To consider a report on the above  (attached)

 

 

 

 

An informal session will be held for members at the close of the meeting.

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Submitted - the report of the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People providing the committee with an update on progress during the first year of remodelling.

 

The Cabinet Member set out the context, noting that the pre-report gave the narrative - the story of the journey – while the appendix, which in his opinion was the most important part, detailed what had happened during the first year of remodelling, i.e. what had gone well and what had not gone so well. He explained that the main conclusion was that the work programme had been completed, but that the service remained on a long and constantly changing journey. That journey, in addition to being steered by legislation, was also steered by the young people of Gwynedd, and this was at the core of the entire journey. He further noted that one of the greatest problems was the challenge faced in terms of staff recruitment, especially workers for the community clubs. In terms of the impact assessment of the change, the report highlighted that no negative impacts had been identified. There was a great deal of work ongoing with groups such as the Urdd and a number of other third sector organisations, e.g. Frân Wen, and the partnership with those organisations was developing on a daily basis.  He also noted that the incorporation of the Youth Service within the Children and Families Department had opened a number of doors to the service, which now collaborated far more with other departments within the Council, in addition to other agencies involved with young people's well-being.

 

During the discussion the following matters were raised:-

 

·         Referring to paragraph 3.9 of the report, a member drew attention to the fact that a club had now been established at Bryncrug.

·         In response to the local member's request for the service's help in finding a suitable location for the Penygroes Youth Club, it was noted that the service was aware of the challenges and was very willing to provide support. There had already been discussions held with the Education department, etc., and the intention was to attempt to hold further discussions, e.g., with the Byw'n Iach Centre.

·         In response to a question, it was explained that the problem around recruiting staff for the community clubs derived from the fact that the clubs could not offer sufficient hours to make the positions full time posts, or even close to it.  It also appeared that the nature of the work did not attract a high number of applicants for the posts.

·         In terms of numbers, it was explained that each club required two members of staff, but that the aim was to have three at each location, to avoid having to close the club for a night due to illness.  In such cases, there would always be an attempt to fill the gap with someone from Gwynedd Youth Club. However, they were not always available due to having arranged other activities.

·         In terms of the provision in Pwllheli it  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.