Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the report and make the following resolution:

That the Cabinet agree a two year pilot for a Young Persons Social Prescriber.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet agree a two year pilot for a Young Persons Social Prescriber and agree the funding as set out in the table under paragraph 7 of the report.

Cllr Lintill added a line to the end of the proposed recommendation to read ‘and agree the funding as set out in the table under paragraph 7 of the report’.

Cllr Briscoe then introduced the item.

Cllr Taylor gave her support to the pilot.

Cllr Sutton shared a personal account of the impact of the service to a young person’s life.

Cllr Briscoe wished to note the council’s partnership working with the Housing Providers involved.

Cllr Dignum requested clarification on the funding. Mrs Bushby explained that the funding was West Sussex County Council legacy funding from the Think Family project which had been agreed to be repurposed by the Joint Action Group.

Cllr Plant gave her support to the Pilot.

In a vote the following resolution was made:

That the Cabinet agree a two-year pilot for a Young Persons Social Prescriber, and agree the funding as set out in the table under paragraph 7 of the report.