Stephen Bennett - Councillor for Wirral (Upton)

Councillor Stephen Bennett

Labour Upton Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee

Email: stephenbennett@wirral.gov.uk

Council: Wirral

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Children, Young People & Education Committee (Chair) Licensing Panel (Committee Member) Policy and Resources Committee (Committee Member) Regulatory and General Purposes Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Act Sub Committee (Committee Member) Charitable Trusts Sub-Committee Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Wirral Schools Forum (Co-Optee) Licensing Act Committee Pensions Committee Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) /. (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

113 meetings · Page 11 of 23

Council

Extraordinary Council, Council - Tuesday, 14th January 2025 6.00 p.m.

January 14, 2025
Licensing Panel

Licensing Panel - Friday, 10th January 2025 9.45 a.m.

January 10, 2025
Licensing Panel

Licensing Panel - Friday, 13th December 2024 9.30 a.m.

December 13, 2024
Health and Wellbeing Board

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 12th December 2024 2.00 p.m.

December 12, 2024
Policy and Resources Committee

Policy and Resources Committee - Wednesday, 11th December 2024 6.00 p.m.

December 11, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

35 decisions · Page 1 of 7

Procurement of Services to Encourage, Enable and Assist Young Peoples Participation in Employment, Education and Training

From: Children Young People and Education Committee - Wednesday, 26th November 2025 6.00 p.m. - November 26, 2025

...to support young people not in employment, education, or training, the committee authorised the Director of Children, Families and Education to begin a procurement process for a 3-year contract, with the option to extend for another year, to deliver a service that encourages, enables, and assists these young people to participate positively and access employment or further learning, and to award the contract to the most advantageous tender.

Recommendations Approved

Youth Justice Service Annual Plan

From: Children Young People and Education Committee - Monday, 22nd September 2025 6.00 p.m. - September 22, 2025

...the Wirral Youth Justice Service's Strategic Plan for 2025-26, which outlines the service's strategy, priorities, and plans for preventing offending and re-offending by young people, was endorsed and recommended for approval by the Council.

Recommendations Approved

Acceptance of Grant Offer Award for a 3G Pitch at Claremount School

From: Children Young People and Education Committee - Monday, 22nd September 2025 6.00 p.m. - September 22, 2025

...to enable the development of a new 3G football pitch at Claremount School, Leasowe, the committee recommended accepting a grant offer from the Football Foundation and authorized the necessary legal and tendering actions.

Recommendations Approved

Liverpool City Region Youth Guarantee Trailblazer

From: Children Young People and Education Committee - Wednesday, 18th June 2025 6.00 p.m. - June 18, 2025

Approval of spending of grant funding on the provision of local education and support services to enable delivery of Youth Guarantee

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 113

Average per Month: 4.9

Decisions Recorded: 35