With youth work in Hull having a "floor-to-ceiling restructure" between March and August last year, arrangements for the youth opportunity fund and youth capital fund were a little late getting into full swing.
Having looked at good practice nationwide, it was agreed by Hull Children and Young People's Parliament in October 2006 to divide the local authority's £416,047 allocation between seven political wards and also create a city-wide pot. About 150 young people were involved in developing procedures and guidance, and the resulting application pack was promoted widely through local networks.
Who's on the panel? Hull took a conscious decision not to go for an "elite" group - elected or otherwise - during the first year of the fund. Instead a variety of young people were invited along to day-long sessions in a comfortable city hotel.
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