Childrens social care and youth services budgets

1. For the financial year 2016/17:

a. Overall budget for children and young people’s services?

This information is published on our public website and can be accessed using the link below:

Budget Book 2016 – 2017

This link will be used for many of the other questions below.

b. Overall budget for children and young people’s services for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded?

We do not hold this information

c. Overall reduction in expenditure, to the nearest £’000, (compared to 2015/16) on children and young people services:

I. Council provided services

Budget Book 2016 – 2017

II. Alternative providers (i.e. voluntary and community sector or other organisations supporting young people)

Budget Book 2016 – 2017 

d. Overall reduction in expenditure, to the nearest £000 (compared to 2015/16), in the budget for children and young people’s services for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded?

I. Council provided services
II. Alternative providers (i.e. voluntary and community sector or other organisations supporting young people)

We do not hold this information.

e. Overall reduction in the number of directly employed youth workers and youth support workers (Head count/FTE)?

f. Overall reduction (compared to 2015/16) in:

I. Number of youth centres
II. Number of allocated places for young people in youth centres (if recorded)

There were no reductions therefore we do not hold this information.

2 For the financial year 2017/18:

a. Overall budget for children and young people’s services?

Budget Book 2017 – 2018 

b. Overall budget for children and young people’s services for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded?

We do not hold this information.

c. Overall reduction in expenditure, to the nearest £’000, (compared to 2016/17) on children and young people services:

I. Council provided services

II. Alternative providers (i.e. voluntary and community sector or other organisations supporting young people)

Budget Book 2017 – 2018 

d. Overall reduction in expenditure, to the nearest £000 (compared to 2016/17), in the budget for children and young people’s services for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded?I. Council provided services
II. Alternative providers (i.e. voluntary and community sector or other organisations supporting young people)

We do not hold this information.

e. Overall reduction in the number of directly employed youth workers and youth support workers (Head count/FTE)?

There was no reduction, therefore we don not hold this information.

f. Overall reduction (compared to 2016/17) in:

I. Number of youth centres
II. Number of allocated places for young people in youth centres (if recorded)

There were no reductions, therefore we do not hold this information.

3 For the financial year 2018/19:

a. Overall budget for children and young people’s services?

Budget Book 2018 – 2019 

b. Overall budget for children and young people’s services for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded?

We do not hold this information.

c. Overall reduction in expenditure, to the nearest £’000, (compared to 2017/18) on children and young people services:

I. Council provided services

Budget Book 2018 – 2019

II. Alternative providers (i.e. voluntary and community sector or other organisations supporting young people)

Budget Book 2018 – 2019 

d. Overall reduction in expenditure, to the nearest £000 (compared to 2017/18), in the budget for children and young people’s services for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded?

We do not hold this information

I. Council provided services
II. Alternative providers (i.e. voluntary and community sector or other organisations supporting young people)

Budget Book 2018 – 2019 

e. Overall reduction in the number of directly employed youth workers and youth support workers (Head count/FTE)?

There was no reduction, therefore we do not hold this information.

f. Overall reduction (compared to 2017/18) in:

I. Number of youth centres
II. Number of allocated places for young people in youth centres (if recorded)

There was no reduction, therefore we do not hold this information.

4 What is the current balance of expenditure between council provided services and alternative provision of children and young people services (with a focus on a budget for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded)?

Budget Book 2018 – 2019 

5 Please state whether directly employed youth workers are employed on JNC, NJC, SJC, or other terms and conditions (please specify):

a. JNC for Youth and Community Workers
b. National Joint Council (NJC)
c. Scottish Joint Council (SJC)
d. Other (please specify)
e. No direct youth provision

The Youth Service was contracted out on 01/02/2017 therefore we do not hold this information.

Please supply a copy of the current youth service staffing structure showing the grade and rate of pay, gender and race for each post. Please attach a copy of this separately to your email response and state below whether it is attached or not.

The Youth Service was contracted out on 01/02/2017 therefore we do not hold this information.