Issue - meetings

The panel are recommended to note the report.

Ivana Price and Linda Crawford presented this item, highlighting the key points from the report.

Members had questions on the youth buses to which officers clarified that there are currently 2 provisions in 3 hotspots. These are driven by the resource of youth workers being on the bus 3 times a week.

Members raised questions on the use of home modelling and early warning systems in youth offending. Officers explained that there is a new initiative turn around project to help identify these young people and can then offer them support. There are already mentoring programmes in schools and a small council youth service mentoring project. An enhanced mentoring project is to be launched in June which secured a £700k grant.

The Chair commented that there are lots of excellent programmes and asked how we are measuring if they are working or not. Officers explained that they are externally funded projects and the Council are required to provide clear reporting to the funders.