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Issue

Issue - meetings

LGBT+ Champion appointment

Meeting: 14/07/2020 - Cabinet (Item 6.)

LGBT+ Champion appointment - for Children and Young People

At the full Council meeting on 15 November 2019 a motion on Inclusive Relationships Education was presented by Cllr Suzy Horton and passed by the full council. This motion included a resolution to ask cabinet to appoint an elected Member LGBT+ children and young people's champion.(Details of the duties of this role is attached.)

 

The champion role was open to all members as outlined in the MIS item that went on 7th February (attached). Expressions of interest were received from 4 members, Cllr Suzy Horton, Cllr Chris Attwell, Cllr Claire Udy and Cllr George Fielding.

 

The members met with young people from the 4U group, Portsmouth Pride Youth Society and Miltoncross School Diversity group on 28th February  (unfortunately Cllr Fielding was unable to attend).  Each member gave a short introduction to themselves.  This was followed by some informal discussions with the young people in small groups and then some well-considered questions were posed from the floor to each of the members in turn.  The young people were really impressed by all the members and there was some debate about whether they could do the role jointly or whether was important to have one named overall Champion.

 

The young people gave a very clear message that they welcomed the support from all of those who had expressed an interest. They wanted all of these members to work together to champion LGBT+ young people but a majority selected Cllr Claire Udy as their overall Champion.

 

This item is to seek the endorsement of Cabinet in accepting the choice of the young people who were present.  This was due to be considered by Cabinet at the cancelled meeting of 26 March 2020 (due to COVID-19 restrictions).

 

 

RECOMMENDED: to appoint Cllr Claire Udy as Portsmouth's LBGT+ Children and Young People's Champion and to ask Cllr Udy to undertake this role with support and input from Cllrs Suzy Horton, Chris Attwell and George Fielding.

Decision:

The Cabinet appointed Cllr Claire Udy as Portsmouth's LBGT+ Children and Young People's Champion and asked Cllr Udy to undertake this role with support and input from Cllrs Suzy Horton, Chris Attwell and George Fielding.