Subject: Make Your Mark Items referred from the Council meeting held on the 7 April 2022
Date of Meeting: 13 June 2022
Report of: Executive Lead Officer for Strategy, Governance & Law
Contact Officer: Name: Clare Chapman
Tel: 01273 291515
Email: clare.chapman@brighton-hove.co.uk
Wards Affected: All
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FOR GENERAL RELEASE
1. SUMMARY AND POLICY CONTEXT:
1.1 To receive the following Notice of Motion which was debated at and referred from the full Council meeting held on 7th April 2022.
2. RECOMMENDATIONS:
2.1 That the Committee responds to the motion concerning the UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark ballot either by noting it or where it is considered more appropriate, calling for an officer report on the matter as requested, which may give consideration to a range of options.
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CONTEXT /
BACKGROND INFORMATION
3.1 The following resolution from the full council meeting held on the 15 July 2021 for the committee to consider is detailed below:
Brighton & Hove City Council
Council
6.30pm 7 April 2022
Hove Town Hall - Council Chamber
MINUTES
Present: Councillors Robins (Chair), Allcock, Appich, Atkinson, Bagaeen, Barnett, Brown, Clare, Davis, Druitt, Evans, Fishleigh, Gibson, Heley, Henry, Hugh-Jones, Janio, Lewry, Lloyd, Meadows, Mac Cafferty, McNair, Moonan, Nemeth, O'Quinn, Osborne, Peltzer Dunn, Powell, Shanks, Simson, C Theobald, Wilkinson and Williams
PART ONE
99 Make Your Mark
99.1 The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Clare, and formally seconded by Councillor Shanks.
99.2 Councillor O’Quinn and Councillor Brown spoke in favour of the Notice of Motion.
99.3 The Mayor then put the following motion to the vote:
This Council resolves to:
· Note the results of the UK Youth Parliament’s ‘Make Your Mark’ ballot, which highlights in particular young people’s concerns about health and wellbeing, jobs, money, homes and opportunities, education and learning and the environment as high priority concerns
· Congratulate Brighton & Hove Youth Council school staff and organisations who support young people on increasing engagement this year and raising the concerns and voices of young people across our city
· Request a report to Children, Young People & Skills Committee in November, once a full breakdown of local results are known which:
· Details action being taken on the local priority issues highlighted by young people and further steps that directorates across the council are taking on them
· Highlights discussions held at the ‘Youth Manifesto’ event at Brighton Youth Centre at the end of March
· Gives an update on the work to enhance youth voice at the council
99.4 The Mayor confirmed that the motion was agreed.
