The funding decision needs to be reviewed. Young people should be the priority here.
This ePetition ran from 10/12/2024 to 10/03/2025 and has now finished.
36 people signed this ePetition.
Dear Ms Davies,
Thank you for raising a petition seeking to review Kent County Council’s decision to stop funding the Duke of Edinburgh award.
Kent County Council had to take the difficult decision to cease delivery of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme in 2024. As you will be aware given the significant financial pressures, we need to focus our limited resources on those children who are most in need and receive support from Kent Children Services.
I understand that this is disappointing and that some children, parents, partners and beneficiaries feel the loss of our Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Ahead of the scheme closure, Kent County Council officers met with the national Duke of Edinburgh charity to explore what support they can provide to signpost children, their families, and our partners to, when our award scheme came to an end.
There remain many opportunities for Kent children to access the Duke of Edinburgh award through a variety of schools and charities and information is available on the Duke of Edinburgh national charity’s website: https://www.dofe.org/.
Yours sincerely,
Sue Chandler
Cabinet Member for Integrated Children’s Services
KCC Member for Sandwich