A YOUNG Person’s Champion has been appointed to Worcester City Council, putting issues such as child poverty, youth employment and young people’s well-being at the heart of future decision-making.
The move will see all future City Council policies and decisions assessed for their impact on children and young people. It reflects growing concern about emerging inequalities faced by young people in Worcester
Coun Matthew Lamb, who has been appointed as the city’s first Young People’s Champion said: “I have spent my professional life working with children and young people through education and they literally are the future.
The Communities Committee will work with the Young Person’s Champion to implement actions to combat child poverty
