THAT Cabinet approve: 

(a)                The Policy Position set out in at Appendix 1 to the Report under Vision and Guiding Principles;

(b)                Targeted Youth Support Services for the most vulnerable young people in the county are prioritised for funding and are likely to be delivered in the future both directly by the Council and third sector partners;

(c)                Positive activities for young people, which can be accessed by all will be delivered through a community engagement route, with local areas having access to Council funding on a formula basis according to numbers of young people and the level of deprivation in the locality.  This funding to be used in connection with other partnership resources which may be available in the locality;

(d)                Outdoor Education services as set out in paragraphs 39-47 of the Report be subject to market testing to determine whether they are commercially viable with no public subsidy;

(e)                A further report incorporating the outcomes of the public consultation and a further review of the position under the Equalities Act 2010 be brought to Cabinet in June 2012.