Young People's Scrutiny Commission
Introduction
In April 2004, Bradford Council decided to set up a special group to look at services provided for young people by the Council and other organisations. The idea was that this group would undertake detailed "investigations" of areas of concern to them and to make suggestions for improvement to the organisations involved.
The current membership of the Young People's Scrutiny Commission is shown below:
Councillor Andrew Thornton (Chair)
Councillor Carol Beardmore
Waqar Ahmed (Young Commissioner)
Wasim Ahmed (Young Commissioner)
Zohaib Awan (Young Commissioner)
Mohammed Ayaz (Young Commissioner)
Raissa Charles (Young Commissioner)
Habiba Desai (Young Commissioner)
Amanda Garoes-Hill (Young Commissioner)
Thomas Illingworth (Young Commissioner)
Hannah Safia Khan (Young Commissioner)
Wasiq Khan (Young Commissioner)
Bilal Pandor (Young Commissioner)
Umar Pandor (Young Commissioner)
Aysha Mehak Rafiq (Young Commissioner)
Jonathan Rainer (Young Commissioner)
To see the agreed Terms of Reference of the Scrutiny Commission follow this link (85.2kb)
What have they done so far?
At the first meeting of the Scrutiny Commission on Tuesday 18th May 2004 it was agreed that a key area of concern for young people was Bullying.
The group completed their first piece of work at the end of 2004, and their report on bullying across the District was adopted by the Young People & Education Committee in February 2005.
To view the report on Bullying, follow this link (288kb)
Last year the Commission undertook a scrutiny of Transport across the District, focusing mainly on the services provided by bus operators. The report was presented to the Young People and Education Committee on 11 October 2006.
To view the report on Transport, follow this link (154kb)
Website
The Commission has its own website which was designed and developed by the Young Commissioners themselves. The website is currently maintained with the help of Council Officers.
This website is a stand-alone website for Bradford Young People and provide information on the work of the commission. It will also be used to find out what the issues are for young people throughout the district. Access the Young People's Scrutiny Commission website.
