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Status:
Call-in
Title:
Youth Service Redesign – Estate Review Recommendation Decision
Include item on Forward Plan
Yes
Is Key Decision
Yes
Item Contains Exempt/Private Reports
Yes
Reference:
015257/2025
Urgent Decision - Not in Forward Plan
No
Details for Agenda Sheet
Report of the Executive Director, Children and Families
Implementation Date (not before meeting on)
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Purpose

Following a detailed review of the Youth Service staffing structure and estate, this report requests Cabinet agreement to the proposals for the future of the Youth Centre estate. 

This report requests that the council’s usual processes are followed i.e. agreement that properties identified as suitable for disposal are be progressed to Cabinet Committee (Property) for a decision as to their disposal route. The preferred route being that of a Community Asset Transfer.

Key Portfolio
Children Young People and Families
Decision Maker
Chief Officer Decision Maker
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Reason For Key Decision
  • Capital in excess of (or making savings in excess of) £1m
  • Revenue in excess of (or making new savings in excess of) £500k
  • Significant effect on communities in two or more wards
Relevant Documents

Youth Estate review

Youth Service Redesign Options Appraisal

Decision Type:
Committee
Decision Maker:
Cabinet
Directorate
Children and Families
Other Information
Private Reason
Decision Outcome

On 22 July 2025 Cabinet:-

(i)     Agreed the proposals for the future of the Youth Service estate and those potentially             surplus assets detailed in this report;

 (ii)     Agreed that Clifton Road Youth Centre- Sutton Coldfield, Naseby Youth Centre -                 Hodge Hill, Maypole Youth Centre - Selly Oak and Lozells Recreation Group - Perry           Barr, be reported as surplus through Cabinet Committee (Property) in order to                     consider their suitability either through for disposal to enable revenue savings to be             realised or transfer to a third party youth service provider, subject to viability and                 best consideration requirements being satisfied;

(iii)    Authorised retention of four properties: Shard End Youth Centre - Hodge Hill, The               Factory – Northfield, The Lighthouse – Ladywood and Concord Youth Centre – Hall             Green for direct delivery by the Youth Service;

 (iv)    Authorised the Corporate Landlord team to progress the appropriate                                     recommendation report through Cabinet Committee (Property) in respect of any                   decisions around proposed disposal/transfer arrangements;

 (v)     Authorised the Director of Law and Governance to negotiate, execute and complete           all necessary legal documents to give effect to the above recommendations;

 (vi)   Delegated to the Executive Director for Children and Families in consultation with the          Lead Member the power to decide to retain in the youth service estate any of the                properties listed in (ii) of the above in the event that a suitable disposal route cannot            be agreed.

THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 28 JULY 2025.

 

 

 

On the 24 July at 1722 hours, a request for call-in was submitted by Councillors Julian Pritchard and Rob Grant.  No action on the decision can be taken until the request for call-in has been approved by the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer), in consultation with the Chair of Corporate and Finance O&S Committee.  If approved the decision will then be  considered by the relevant O&S Committee within 15 days of the decision being posted.


Would the recommended decision be contrary to the budget and policy framework:
No
Decision Options:

Additional Information

Reg 10
Reg 11

Decision Criteria

This Decision does not contain any decision criteria records.

Wards

Acocks Green; Allens Cross; Alum Rock; Aston; Balsall Heath West; Bartley Green; Billesley; Birchfield; Bordesely & Highgate; Bordesely Green; Bournbrook & Selly Park; Bournville & Cotteridge; Brandwood & Kings Heath; Bromford & Hodge Hill; Castle Vale; Druids Heath & Monyhull; Edgbaston; Erdington; Frankley Great Park; Garretts Green; Glebe Farm & Tile Cross; Gravelly Hill; Hall Green North; Hall Green South; Handsworth; Handsworth Wood; Harborne; Heartlands; Highter's Heath; Holyhead; Kings Norton North; Kings Norton South; Kingstanding; Ladywood; Longbridge & West Heath; Lozells; Moseley; Nechells; Newtown; North Edgbaston; Northfield; Oscott; Perry Barr; Perry Common; Pype Hayes; Quinton; Rubery & Rednall; Shard End; Sheldon; Small Heath; Soho & Jewellery Quarter; South Yardley; Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East; Sparkhill; Stirchley; Stockland Green; Sutton Four Oaks; Sutton Mere Green; Sutton Reddicap; Sutton Roughley; Sutton Trinity; Sutton Vesey; Sutton Walmley & Minworth; Sutton Wylde Green; Tyseley & Hay Mills; Ward End; Weoley & Selly Oak; Yardley East; Yardley West & Stechford

Topics

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Overview and Scrutiny

Children's Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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Reports

  1. Youth Service redesign – Estate review recommendation decision
    • Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information);
  2. pdf Cabinet Paper Youth Service redesign Estate review recommendation decision FINAL1 (207Kb)
    1. pdf APPENDIX A EXEMPT Youth Centres to be retained financial data - Private Report
    2. pdf APPENDIX B EXEMPT Youth centres for disposal or transfer financial detail - Private Report
    3. pdf APPENDIX C EXEMPT New YS Staffing structure – district operating model. - Private Report
    4. pdf APPENDIX D EIA001095_Youth Service Estate Review FINAL (251Kb)

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Decision History

Date & Time CreatedUser Full NameStatus DescriptionDetails
 Page 1 of 10, items 1 to 10 of 100.
16/05/2025 10:44:43Iram RaufBusiness Item Created 
16/05/2025 10:44:43Iram RaufCommittee AddedCabinet
16/05/2025 10:46:10Iram RaufWard AddedAcocks Green
16/05/2025 10:46:10Iram RaufWard AddedAllens Cross
16/05/2025 10:46:10Iram RaufWard AddedAlum Rock
16/05/2025 10:46:10Iram RaufWard AddedAston
16/05/2025 10:46:10Iram RaufWard AddedBalsall Heath West
16/05/2025 10:46:10Iram RaufWard AddedBartley Green
16/05/2025 10:46:10Iram RaufWard AddedBillesley
16/05/2025 10:46:10Iram RaufWard AddedBirchfield

Approval/Comments

Workflow ActionUserRequested DateResponse Due DateResponded DateResponseResponse Comment
CallIn Errol Wilson Wed 6 Aug 2025 - 12:40 Wed 13 Aug 2025 Wed 6 Aug 2025 - 12:48 Accepted 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7