Labour GROUP AMENDMENT

NOTICE OF MOTION
POWER OF YOUTH CHARTER

That the motion be amended to insert the text as shown below in bold italicsand delete the text as struck through.

That this council:

· agrees the importance of the including young people’s voices of young people in decision-making and commends the recent work on a ‘youth engagement’ action plan for our city’s young people, which was created with the young people themselves who worked hard on this initiative to ensure young voices have greater influence

· commends the work of young people at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Youth Climate Strikes, and in organising the Youth Climate Assembly

· thanks Brighton and Hove Youth Council, YouthWise and Children in Care Council for their work in they do to formally representing the city’s young people within council structures and recognises the their importance of the Youth Council as a body

· reaffirms its previously agreed prior commitment to votes at 16

This council therefore:

· aAgrees, subject to the approval of the Children, Young People & Skills Committee approval, to sign up to the ‘Power of Youth Charter’, using the aforementioned youth engagement report as a basis for showing how we will meet its aims

· rRequests that the Children, Young People & Skills Committee receive a yearly report on actions taken against the Charter across the council

· cCommits to using our own communication channels as councillors and political parties to support the work of young people, as per the ‘R’ in the charter.

· calls for a report to Children, Young People & Skills Committee, no later than April 2021, that:

o assesses the methods the Council uses to engage with young people;

o seeks to improve our communication with young people through a collaborative process; and

o explores how young people are consulted and their views considered in all local policy decisions that impact them.

          Proposed by: Cllr Allcock                               Seconded by: Cllr Williams

Motion if carried to read:

That this council:

· agrees the importance of including young people’s voices in decision-making and commends the recent work on a ‘youth engagement’ action plan, which was created with young people themselves who worked hard on this initiative to ensure young voices have greater influence

· commends the work of young people at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Youth Climate Strikes, and in organising the Youth Climate Assembly

· thanks Brighton and Hove Youth Council, YouthWise and Children in Care Council for their work in formally representing young people within council structures and recognises their importance

· reaffirms its prior commitment to votes at 16

This council therefore:

· agrees, subject to Children, Young People & Skills Committee approval, to sign up to the ‘Power of Youth Charter’, using the youth engagement report as a basis for showing how we will meet its aims

· requests the Children, Young People & Skills Committee receive a yearly report on actions taken against the Charter across the council

· commits to using our communication channels as councillors and political parties to support the work of young people, as per the charter

· calls for a report to Children, Young People & Skills Committee, no later than April 2021, that:

o assesses the methods the Council uses to engage with young people;

o seeks to improve our communication with young people through a collaborative process; and

o explores how young people are consulted and their views considered in all local policy decisions that impact them.