Issue - meetings
Children and young people - Youth Parliament survey
Meeting: 12/04/2010 - Executive (Item 5)
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This report provides a summary of the results from a survey conducted by Brent Youth Parliament (BYP) between October and November 2009. The aim of the survey was to gather data from all ages about how young people are perceived and to gauge the way society views young people today.
Decision:
(i) that the Youth Parliament survey findings be noted and acknowledged and used to influence policy decisions affecting children and young people;
(ii) that approval be given to the communication and sharing of the findings with a broader audience in Brent and nationally through the UK Youth Parliament;
(iii) that, following the success of a ‘media summit’ in North Somerset, BYP proposes to work with multi agencies and partners such as the Executive, representatives of BYP, the local media, the community safety board, the police, voluntary groups and officers of the council to tackle the issue raised in the report concerning the negative portrayal of young people in the media.
Minutes:
The report from the Director of Children and Families summarised the results of a survey conducted by Brent Youth Parliament (BYP) between October and November 2009. The aim of the survey was to gather data from all ages about how young people were perceived and to gauge the way society views young people. Earlier in the meeting, the Executive heard from representatives of the BYP on their proposals to improve the perception of young people and how the Executive could contribute to influencing the media and partner agencies.
Councillor Wharton (Lead Member, Children and Families) thanked Petergaye Palmer and Kishan Parshotam for their presentation and was pleased that in addition young people had been given the opportunity to develop surveying skills. The Executive endorsed the recommendations in the report and agreed that the issue of a media summit be taken up after the forthcoming local elections. On behalf of the Executive, Councillor Lorber thanked all those who had been involved in the initiative, the findings from which would be taken seriously.
RESOLVED:-
(i) that the Youth Parliament survey findings be noted, acknowledged and used to influence policy decisions affecting children and young people;
(ii) that approval be given to the communication and sharing of the findings with a broader audience in Brent and nationally through the UK Youth Parliament;
(iii) that it be noted that following the success of a ‘media summit’ in North Somerset, BYP proposes to work with multi agencies and partners such as the Executive, representatives of BYP, the local media, the community safety board, the police, voluntary groups and officers of the council to tackle the issue raised in the report concerning the negative portrayal of young people in the media.