Resolved – That delegated authority be given to the Director of Children, Families and Education to enter into a partnership service delivery contract with Halton Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, and an approved service provider, at the end of the procurement process to deliver a service to support and enable NEET young people to positively participate.

The Assistant Director for Parks and Environment presented the report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services which provided recommendations for the Council’s Love Wirral Strategy (attached as Appendix 1 to the report), which set out the Council’s approach to further develop on the successes of the Loving our Environment strategy, engaging with Wirral’s communities and visitors to protect, respect and enjoy Wirral’s parks, beaches, towns and local areas. The Love Wirral Strategy focussed on set stages to tackle areas where littering, dog fouling, trade waste and graffiti and fly posting were prevalent to bring about positive behaviour change. Stages included identifying locations, auditing infrastructure, communication campaign, engagement with the community and enforcement, as a last resort.

Members noted how blessed Wirral was with volunteer groups who collected litter and looked after locations across the borough. They also noted how there was only a minority of people who caused the problems that required actions to alleviate.

Councillor Allan Brame suggested an amendment to record the Committee’s thanks to the volunteer groups for the work they undertook.

This was seconded by Councillor Liz Grey.

Resolved – That

(1)  the Love Wirral Strategy be approved.

(2)  regular progress updates on the delivery of the strategy be received.

(3)  the Committee expresses its appreciate and thanks to the voluntary groups including the Wirral Wombles and New Brighteners who work hard to remove litter and maintain the cleanliness attractiveness of the Wirral.

This minute was subsequently amended at the meeting on 15 November 2021 and the resolution now reads:

Resolved – That

(1)  the Love Wirral Strategy be approved.

(2)  regular progress updates on the delivery of the strategy be received.

(3)  the Committee expresses its appreciation and thanks to the voluntary groups including the Wirral Wombles and New Brighteners who work hard to remove litter and maintain the cleanliness and attractiveness of the Wirral.

Resolved – That the Wirral Youth Justice Service’s Strategic Plan 2021/22, be approved.

Resolved – That the recommendations contained within minute 51 of the Policy and Resources Committee of 1 September, 2021, be agreed and that the following be approved:

(1)  additional funding for the schemes referred to in section 3.5 of the report;

(2)  a revised Capital Programme of £79.7 million for 2021-22, including the virements referred to in Appendix 3 of the report.

The report provides an update on the consultation on altering the age range of Bidston Avenue Primary School to incorporate the Governor-Led preschool as a maintained nursery class, and recommends the proposal be approved.

Resolved – That  the age range at Bidston Avenue Primary School be extended by one year group from 4 to 11 to 3 to 11 as a prescribed alteration to a maintained school.