P-05-787 Save the Future Generation of Wales
P-05-787 Save the Future Generation of Wales
This
petition was submitted by Ken Ebihara having collected 54 signatures online.
Petition text
We the undersigned
call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to ensure
the financial resources for youth work contributed by the individual local
authorities through ‘Revenue Support Grant’ is at least 50 percent of its
notional allocation.
Additional information
The matter of
whether or not introducing the hypothecation of ‘Revenue Support Grant’ (RSG)
for youth work has already been identified in one of the reports released by
the ‘Children, Young and Education Committee’ in the last year. It is a fact
that there is a gap between the actual financial contributions to youth work
provided by the individual local authorities through ‘RSG’ and that of the
notional allocation for youth work. It is crucial to assure and maintain the
quality of youth work provided to young people in Wales in order for them to
gain the precious opportunities to improve themselves in a supportive
environment. This crucial factor should not only depend on the individual local
authorities’ decisions, which differ from one to another due to their own
priority of expenditure. More proactive intervention by the Welsh Government
must be required to ensure the minimum level of quality of services provided
all across Wales. Introducing partial hypothecation prevents the individual
local authorities from reducing further reduction in financial resources
spending on youth work, while it also enables them to retain some extent of
autonomy to prioritise their needs of expenditure in accordance with their
individual priorities. This particular notion could be the most realistic
solution for the matter.
The petitioner
handing over the petition to the Committee
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on
23/01/2018.
The Committee agreed to close the petition in light of the satisfaction of the petitioner with the information provided by the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning and thank him for his engagement with the petitions process.
Full
details of the consideration of this petitions by the committee and related
documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first
considered by the Petitions Committee
on 05/12/2017.
Assembly Constituency and
Region
- Cardiff Central
- South Wales Central
Further information
Business type: Amendment
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 27/11/2017