CYP Now - Leaders call for a clearer vision of council youth work duties

Review of statutory guidance for youth services will, says the youth minister, "provide greater clarity" on what government expects councils to deliver, but leaders say this must come with extra funding and other changes.

The government launched a review of statutory guidance for council youth services in July, the first re-evaluation since 2012.

Undertaking a review was a key pledge in last year's Civil Society Strategy, Building a Future that Works for Everyone.

The strategy, launched in August 2018, also outlined plans to increase the influence of the National Citizen Service, expand uniformed youth groups and give young people a bigger say in shaping local provision.

The strategy was criticised for its lack of commitments on additional sustainable funding for statutory youth work and for failing to address emerging challenges for young people like knife crime, the influence of social media and mental ill health.

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