Brighton and Hove City Council’s children and young people cabinet group voted in support of plans, which propose to improve involvement of young people in decision-making and develop closer links with voluntary organisations.
A joint commissioning board made up of council officers and partner agencies will be established to co-ordinate the commissioning of services for young people and an independent broker, funded through the Local Government Association’s leadership centre, will work with community and voluntary sector providers and the youth service to produce proposals for local youth service delivery.
Councillor Sue Shanks said: "Tackling inequality is a priority for us and youth services are a key part of achieving this. Unlike many other local authorities we will hold our youth services budget at current levels for the next year.
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