Youth Support - Shropshire Council

Shropshire Council – youth support

Following extensive consultation last year, Shropshire Council proposed changes to the delivery of support for young people across Shropshire. The report submitted to and agreed by cabinet in January recommended a phased implementation of a team of detached youth workers across the county, whose aim would be to focus on our vulnerable young people at risk of exploitation and criminal activity. This team would be introduced as town and parish councils came on board with the new proposals to directly commission and fund open access youth clubs previously funded via LJC arrangements. All to be in place by end of March 2021.

Covid 19 has impacted on the above proposals – and Children’s Services has adjusted plans to ensure young people continue to get the support they require. With this in mind we feel it is prudent to continue to fund the open access youth clubs until the end of the financial year, in areas where new commissioning arrangements have stalled due to the current situation, which will allow all town and parish councils additional time to consider future commissioning arrangements. Children’s Services will now recruit the team of detached youth workers in one go, and these posts will be going out to advert in the coming weeks. We would hope that this team will be in post by the end of the year at the latest and will then be able to support local planning of youth delivery from April 2021.

If you would like any further discussion please contact karen.ladd@shropshire.gov.uk

Karen Ladd

Early Help Change Programme Manager

Tel: 01743 250991