Agenda item

To receive and consider the report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

The Committee received and considered the report of the Deputy Town Clerk on youth services in Witney and matters currently being addressed by the Town Council.

Members discussed the Youth Services Grant Scheme, as requested by the Policy, Governance & Finance Committee, and agreed that the criteria and timeframe should remain unchanged.

Updates were received on The Station detached youth group, the West Oxfordshire Youth Partnership, and youth club provision in Witney. Members agreed that youth clubs were needed but noted that the Town Council did not have the budget to support them directly. It was acknowledged that other stakeholders and existing groups, including uniformed organisations, already provided a mosaic of youth activities, and that further work should be informed by the Youth Needs Assessment.

Resolved:

1.      That, the report be noted and,

2.      That, the Youth Services grant and previous timeframes remain the same for the 2026 awards and,

3.      That, the updates on Youth Club provision, The Station and the West Oxfordshire Youth Partnership be noted.