Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Strategic Engagement and Partnership Manager (SEPM), Richard Rogers, on local youth unemployment data.

The Area Board received an update from the Strategic Engagement and Partnership Manager (SEPM), Richard Rogers, on local youth unemployment data. The update included the following points:

·       Reference was drawn to the report which had been included within the agenda pack, which featured statistics, information, and recommendations.

·       Factors which contribute to high youth unemployment were outlined.

·       An overview of local data was provided, with cause for concern highlighted, with Devizes having the highest proportion of working age adults and young adults experiencing unemployment in Wiltshire, amongst other local issues identified.

·       To improve local youth unemployment, a recommendation was included within the report.

Decision

Devizes Area Board agreed to create a working group consisting of key stakeholders such as those included in section 4 in order to take forward this work. The group would be led by Cllr Iain Wallis and Cllr Dom Muns given their respective area board priority leads.

The working group would be accountable to Devizes Area Board and would regularly report back at the business meetings including any recommendations for interventions and requests for funding.