A raft of changes to the way local youth services will be provided have been unveiled in the government's Civil Society Strategy.
The strategy, Building a Future that Works for Everyone, includes plans to review statutory youth services guidance for councils, and give the National Citizen Service and uniformed youth groups a bigger role in local provision.
After a government commitment to produce a new youth policy statement was dropped last November, the strategy represents long-overdue attention on the youth work agenda by policy makers.
However, concerns remain around how services will be funded and whether the strategy's proposals will offer tangible, long-term improvement to young people's lives.
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