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Budget Youth Summit, 18 January, 2012

Edinburgh Youth Issues Forum
26 March 2012

Purpose of report
The provide feedback to EYIF on the Budget Youth Summit event held with 28 young people at City Chambers on 18 January, 2012.

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Main report
Edinburgh Youth Issues Forum held a Budget Youth Summit on 18 January 2012 This event provided an opportunity for young people to engage in the current budget consultations being conducted by City of Edinburgh Council.

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Organised in partnership with the Communications Team, Finance and Children and Families, the Budget Summit followed the Collaborative Problem Solving approach that has been used with neighbourhoods across the city. This interactive approach generated lively discussion with young people and provided useful input to the budget consultation process. There was however some feedback from a small number of young people who attended that the process felt too rushed and that there was not enough time to talk in detail about issues raised. Summit participants were sent the summary of comments and a web link to the general Council budget decisions soon after the event. Some young people have fed back that while they enjoyed the Summit, they would have liked to see how their comments had influenced the budget process in a more

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tangible manner. 3 3.1 4 4.1 5 Financial Implications The ongoing costs for supporting EYIF are currently budgeted for through the Young Peoples Participation Team Equalities Impact Equalities is at the core of EYIF. Environmental Impact

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There are no adverse environmental impacts arising from this report Recommendations It is recommended that members take note of the report on the Budget Summit.

Mary Mitchell Senior Youth Services and Planning Officer Planning and Performance Children and Families

Appendices

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Budget summit summary

Contact/Tel/Email Wards affected Single Outcome Agreement

Mary Mitchell, mary.mitchell@edinburgh.gov.uk, 0131 5292131 All

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Background Papers

Youth Summit budget engagement 18.1.12

European Room City Chambers: Approximately 27 participants in 5 Groups

Question: Bearing in mind the financial situation, what actions can we take to maintain, develop and improve services in Edinburgh? Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5 1. Pay freezes 1. More entertainment and 1. Work on developing 1. Encourage more people 1. Council to keep their 2. Lower bus fares fitness needed in East relationships between to volunteer e.g. carers. promises 3. Fortnightly bin Edinburgh the old and young 2. Higher budget for =2. Put resources where collections 2. Team-up organisation 2. Build new schools schools for equipment, you need them =4. Evaluate the efficiency =3. Invest in community =3. More CCTV cameras staff and facilities. =2. Half the pay for of council spending =3. Pay less bus fares centres 3. Lower transport costs directors =4. Tax on petrol 4. Build more shelters for =3. Increase the money 4. Get businesses to run =3. Increasing fines e.g. =4. Break out of the EU as people who are getting spent on services in conferences etc. parking tickets the UK abused/homeless the home for old 5. Sack useless staff =3. More youth clubs so =5. Spend more money on people 6. Create more jobs for the we can discuss these Stop the trams maintaining the road 4. Increase pay for nurses Get more places for young elderly with minor issues more frequently and doctors conditions =3. More money spent on =5. More youth clubs people to go to 5. Raise smoking prices 7. Spend less money on multicultural activities =5. Car pooling To get more funding for encourage (cigarettes) school ties =4. More services joining young peoples activities =6. No more road works 8. Take 1 million from together Stop spending money Stop the trams new roads and invest it =4. Improving the quality =6. Raise bus fares on trams =6. Increase fines on into the Police of community centres Stop spending speeding tickets and schools Sack planners money!! =4. Build more facilities Less spending on trams Stop pay celebrities so Spend less money on for young people trams much Stop using expensive =5. Stop spending money Spend more money on venues like this!!! Volunteer work on bad kids at school old folks day care encourage =5. More youth-run centres Beg Government groups Lower benefits such as Cut useless things housing benefits Make full-time staff Spend more money on volunteer at times reliable and efficient help centres

Team 2 (cont.) Spending less money on new technology in schools e.g. Smart boards Sort out the whole tram situation Cut services that arent frequently used Dont waste money on bureaucracy Hand budgets over to young people Cut supplies funds Make Councillors work for nothing

Team 4 (cont.) Give people less benefits Improve facilities for the disabled Stop job seekers allowance or have certain charges if certain criteria is not met Create more youth centres