The Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services informed Cabinet of the proposals received from youth projects for funding from the Area Youth Forums, informed Cabinet of the recommendations made by young people from the four Area Youth Forums in September/November 2007 regarding allocations to projects benefiting young people in their areas and requested that Cabinet agree the transfer of the £10,000 budget from Corporate Services to Children and Young People’s Department (CYPD) and that, in future, ratification for the awards be via the four CYPD District Boards.

Cabinet was further requested to consider the recommendations of the four Area Youth Forums and agree to fund applications at the levels identified within the appendix of the report. The budget of £2,500 per Area Youth Forum was within the Corporate Services Budget, but all support for the Youth Forums was provided by the CYPD. 

Resolved: -That:

(1)  the report and the proposed allocation of funding as detailed in Appendix 1 be agreed;

(2)  the transfer of the £10,000 budget from Corporate Services to CYPD be agreed; and

(3)  future ratification of these awards be via the four CYPD District Boards.