Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director Commissioning Performance and Transformation

The Head of Service - Commissioning, Performance and Transformation provided members with an overview of the Children and Young People’s Plan 2024-2027.  The Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) is one of the identified delivery plans within the Council Plan and identifies what key actions will be taken to deliver the agreed priority for children – the best start in life, realising potential and raising aspirations while being driven by the children themselves.

This is a partnership plan which shows how organisations and agencies in Darlington will work together collectively to improve outcomes for all children and young people in Darlington. A multiagency Steering Group has been in operation since 2017 and will continue to be responsible for implementing the CYPP over the next three years.

Members were presented with the video that has been produced to support the plan (available on the Council’s website) in which Children and members of our Youth Parliament outlined the purpose and priorities of the plan.

Questions raised included whether members will have access to updates on the progress of the plan with officers confirming that the website will be updated with the latest progress reports on a six-monthly basis.

A member asked if it would be possible to have a further video produced by the children solely for scrutiny members in the future with officers agreeing to look into the viability of this.

Members applauded the work being done around the plan, the quality of the video and the performance of the children who are involved.  A member highlighted that signposting and raising awareness of the existence of the plan would be worth the time investment to draw attention to such a positive piece of work.

RESOLVED - Members noted the content of the report and support the recommended next steps for the plan.