South Lanarkshire Council joins a partnership to protect local youths

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South Lanarkshire Council will work in partnership to safeguard local youths.Following a grant of £150,000 being awarded to the council and partners Covey Befriending and the University of the West of Scotland, a project to protect young people from non-familial harm such as criminal and sexual exploitation has been launched.Councillors at the Social Work Resources Committee on Thursday, December 6, heard of the council’s plans to work in partnership to tackle the issue.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The grant, which is from the Corra Foundation, will be focussed on youth justice and rights, and the child protection committee is driving forward the implementation of a contextual approach to protecting young people.The Promise Youth Justice funding from Corra will support the implementation of this approach through the development of a multi-agency partnership to integrate the voices of young people with experience of coming into conflict with the law, to the systemic changes taking place.The council will receive a share of £30,000 of the funding, which it will use to establish a team leader post for a period of 12 months within the social work resources, and the employee will have the responsibility of working with young champions and partner agencies and coordinating the strategic oversight of