Analysis

Making the case for putting youth services on a sustainable footing

Amid rising needs for support among young people and a tough funding climate, councils face a challenge to ensure sufficient local youth provision – and need policymakers to set an ambitious national agenda.
Councils’ community-based youth offers could better meet young people’s needs. Picture: Xavier Lorenzo/Adobe Stock
Councils’ community-based youth offers could better meet young people’s needs. Picture: Xavier Lorenzo/Adobe Stock

The political ground will shift in 2024 as we head into local, regional and national elections. At stake is the leadership of some local councils, newly elected mayors, police and crime commissioners, and a general election which will see a new cohort of members of parliament. A fresh mandate will be gained by government from a new parliament. Each campaign will highlight the differences between the parties and the priorities of the politicians standing for election. What is all too often missing from the heat of debate is the commitment we share to improve the lives of the communities we serve. While respecting our differences, it ignores the collective actions we take in parliament and the drive we have to invest across communities in local areas and regions.

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