On Tuesday, council cabinet members were set to agree proposals which would see £4.5m a year allocated directly to services for young people up to 2023.
The investment includes £1.2m to double the number of youth zones in the borough from four to eight and £1m to fund the council’s safeguarding service for adolescents.
A further £1m is pledged to support mental health services for young people, care leavers and to improve terms and conditions for foster carers.
The recommendations are backed by the council’s Youth Safety Board, a dedicated group set up in March in response to serious concerns about the safety of young people in the borough.
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