Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Economic Growth and Housing.

The Board considered the report of the Head of Economic Growth and Housing which updated Members on work in relation to this Key Decision and advised on the progress of the Sefton Economic Strategy Action Plan (Dec 2019), the associated Covid-19 Recovery plan and plans to refresh and update the Sefton Economic Strategy Action Plan from April 2022.

RESOLVED:

That the report and the progress made by the NEET Reduction and Early Intervention Service be noted.

Report of the Head of Economic Growth and Housing.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Economic Growth and Housing updating Members on work relating to the performance of the contract delivered by Career Connect on behalf of Sefton Council in respect of young people Not in Education, Employment and Training (NEET).

The report set out the background to the matter; the NEET Reduction and Early Intervention Service; a snapshot of current performance on NEET; data on NEET and Not Known (NK) across the wider 16-18 group; NEET and EET data for vulnerable groups; the NEET Reduction and Early Intervention Service Supporting Council Departments; the post-16 pathways partnership; and managing the impact of COVID.

Members of the Committee asked questions/raised issues on the following:

·       The barriers facing young carers in relation to their Carers’ Allowance and other welfare benefits

·       Could information be provided on feedback from young people relating to their experiences with participation in learning and work

·       Reference was made to the table in paragraph 3.2 of the report, relating to the outline of current performance for young people within vulnerable groups targeted by NEET and EET, and a question was asked whether information could also be provided on looked after children under 18

RESOLVED: That