Written Question · S4W-24778 · Session 4
Whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority of the (a) 5,500 young people who have received support from the Community Jobs Scot…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority of the (a) 5,500 young people who have received support from the Community Jobs Scotland programme and (b) 1,000 job opportunities for young people as part of the next phase of the programme as announced by the First Minister on 25 February 2015 and (c) 65,000 young people who have been supported by the Prince’s Trust in the last 10 years as announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training on 25 February 2015.
The answer
Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) opportunities are allocated by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations based on Office for National Statistics data on youth unemployment in the local authority area.
(a) The CJS programme has allocated a total of 5,842 opportunities up to March 2015. The breakdown of allocations by local authority is as follows:
Aberdeen City
116
Aberdeenshire
96
Angus
106
Argyll and Bute
91
Clackmannanshire
105
Dumfries and Galloway
165
Dundee City
232
East Ayrshire
198
East Dunbartonshire
92
East Lothian
83
East Renfrewshire
60
Edinburgh City
413
Eilean Siar
55
Falkirk
146
Fife
424
Glasgow City
917
Highland
186
Inverclyde
127
Midlothian
110
Moray
69
North Ayrshire
243
North Lanarkshire
492
Orkney Islands
37
Perth and Kinross
117
Renfrewshire
210
Scottish Borders
100
Shetland
35
South Ayrshire
132
South Lanarkshire
314
Stirling
99
West Dunbartonshire
136
West Lothian
140
Totals
5,842
(b) In Phase 5 of the CJS programme (over financial year 2015-16) a further 1,000 supported training opportunities for young people will be funded. Of those 1,000 opportunities, 700 will be allocated across the 32 local authority areas in the normal manner. The remaining 300 opportunities will provide an extended level of support to vulnerable groups, such as care leavers, and will be allocated nationally on a demand led basis. The breakdown of the 700 opportunities is as follows:
Aberdeen City
11
Aberdeenshire
10
Angus
14
Argyll and Bute
10
Clackmannanshire
11
Dumfries and Galloway
17
Dundee City
29
East Ayrshire
27
East Dunbartonshire
10
East Lothian
12
East Renfrewshire
8
Edinburgh City
43
Eilean Siar
5
Falkirk
22
Fife
53
Glasgow City
108
Highland
14
Inverclyde
18
Midlothian
10
Moray
10
North Ayrshire
30
North Lanarkshire
57
Orkney Islands
4
Perth and Kinross
13
Renfrewshire
23
Scottish Borders
13
Shetland Islands
4
South Ayrshire
19
South Lanarkshire
44
Stirling
11
West Dunbartonshire
20
West Lothian
20
Totals
700
(c) The breakdown by local authority of the 65,000 young people supported by the Trust is not information which the Scottish Government holds centrally and cannot be provided.
In 2014-15, the Princes Trust expects to support 8,800 young people. The trust anticipates the percentage of young people supported per local authority to be as follows:
Aberdeen City Council
1.73%
Aberdeenshire Council
3.67%
Angus Council
0.69%
Argyll and Bute Council
1.56%
Clackmannanshire Council
0.13%
Dumfries and Galloway Council
2.60%
Dundee City Council
6.19%
East Ayrshire Council
4.71%
East Dunbartonshire Council
2.37%
East Lothian Council
0.52%
East Renfrewshire Council
0.24%
Edinburgh City Council
15.80%
Eilean Siar Council
0.65%
Falkirk Council
0.09%
Fife Council
4.52%
Glasgow City Council
22.90%
Highland Council
1.36%
Inverclyde Council
1.52%
Midlothian Council
1.81%
Moray Council
0.32%
North Ayrshire Council
1%
North Lanarkshire Council
10%
Orkney Islands Council
0.17%
Perth and Kinross Council
0.88%
Renfrewshire Council
2.62%
Scottish Borders Council
1.35%
Shetland Islands Council
0.18%
South Ayrshire Council
1.22%
South Lanarkshire Council
2.87%
Stirling Council
1.38%
West Dunbartonshire Council
2.75%
West Lothian Council
2.77%
(a) The CJS programme has allocated a total of 5,842 opportunities up to March 2015. The breakdown of allocations by local authority is as follows:
Aberdeen City
116
Aberdeenshire
96
Angus
106
Argyll and Bute
91
Clackmannanshire
105
Dumfries and Galloway
165
Dundee City
232
East Ayrshire
198
East Dunbartonshire
92
East Lothian
83
East Renfrewshire
60
Edinburgh City
413
Eilean Siar
55
Falkirk
146
Fife
424
Glasgow City
917
Highland
186
Inverclyde
127
Midlothian
110
Moray
69
North Ayrshire
243
North Lanarkshire
492
Orkney Islands
37
Perth and Kinross
117
Renfrewshire
210
Scottish Borders
100
Shetland
35
South Ayrshire
132
South Lanarkshire
314
Stirling
99
West Dunbartonshire
136
West Lothian
140
Totals
5,842
(b) In Phase 5 of the CJS programme (over financial year 2015-16) a further 1,000 supported training opportunities for young people will be funded. Of those 1,000 opportunities, 700 will be allocated across the 32 local authority areas in the normal manner. The remaining 300 opportunities will provide an extended level of support to vulnerable groups, such as care leavers, and will be allocated nationally on a demand led basis. The breakdown of the 700 opportunities is as follows:
Aberdeen City
11
Aberdeenshire
10
Angus
14
Argyll and Bute
10
Clackmannanshire
11
Dumfries and Galloway
17
Dundee City
29
East Ayrshire
27
East Dunbartonshire
10
East Lothian
12
East Renfrewshire
8
Edinburgh City
43
Eilean Siar
5
Falkirk
22
Fife
53
Glasgow City
108
Highland
14
Inverclyde
18
Midlothian
10
Moray
10
North Ayrshire
30
North Lanarkshire
57
Orkney Islands
4
Perth and Kinross
13
Renfrewshire
23
Scottish Borders
13
Shetland Islands
4
South Ayrshire
19
South Lanarkshire
44
Stirling
11
West Dunbartonshire
20
West Lothian
20
Totals
700
(c) The breakdown by local authority of the 65,000 young people supported by the Trust is not information which the Scottish Government holds centrally and cannot be provided.
In 2014-15, the Princes Trust expects to support 8,800 young people. The trust anticipates the percentage of young people supported per local authority to be as follows:
Aberdeen City Council
1.73%
Aberdeenshire Council
3.67%
Angus Council
0.69%
Argyll and Bute Council
1.56%
Clackmannanshire Council
0.13%
Dumfries and Galloway Council
2.60%
Dundee City Council
6.19%
East Ayrshire Council
4.71%
East Dunbartonshire Council
2.37%
East Lothian Council
0.52%
East Renfrewshire Council
0.24%
Edinburgh City Council
15.80%
Eilean Siar Council
0.65%
Falkirk Council
0.09%
Fife Council
4.52%
Glasgow City Council
22.90%
Highland Council
1.36%
Inverclyde Council
1.52%
Midlothian Council
1.81%
Moray Council
0.32%
North Ayrshire Council
1%
North Lanarkshire Council
10%
Orkney Islands Council
0.17%
Perth and Kinross Council
0.88%
Renfrewshire Council
2.62%
Scottish Borders Council
1.35%
Shetland Islands Council
0.18%
South Ayrshire Council
1.22%
South Lanarkshire Council
2.87%
Stirling Council
1.38%
West Dunbartonshire Council
2.75%
West Lothian Council
2.77%
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