Decision

The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing has decided to approve projects for 2025/26 and develop the detail for the Youth Strategy Delivery Fund.

Analysis

outcome: The projects outlined in 3.3 can go ahead in 2025/26 and the detail for the Youth Strategy Delivery Fund will be developed.

summary: The decision involves approving projects for 2025/26 and developing the detail for the Youth Strategy Delivery Fund.

topline: The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing has decided to approve projects for 2025/26 and develop the detail for the Youth Strategy Delivery Fund.

reason_contentious: This issue may be contentious as it involves allocating resources and funding for youth programs, which can be a sensitive topic for some stakeholders.

affected_stakeholders: ["Youth", "Community Engagement Manager", "Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing"]

contentiousness_score: 5

political_party_relevance: There are no mentions or implications of political parties or political influence on the decision.

URL: https://preston.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=1315

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: This report follows a report to Council in March 2025, which detailed the Council’s delivery of the UK shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) through its Investment Plan. This report provides more details on the revenue investment in the youth strategy support. This is in accordance with the delegated powers from the Council report for the Director of Communities and Wellbeing, in consultation with the Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing.

Content: Resolved – That the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing         i)             agreed that the projects outlined in 3.3 can go ahead in 2025/26 ii)            agreed that the detail for the Youth Strategy Delivery Fund be developed by the Community Engagement Manager in a dialogue with the Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing  

Date of Decision: June 24, 2025