A new parliamentary report on the role that youth work plays in tackling knife crime has called on the government to invest £1.5bn to ensure youth services can offer specialist support to the victims and perpetrators of violent crime.
The report by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on knife crime and violence reduction looked at how trained youth workers can provide vital support for young people affected by violent crime, and identified effective interventions and initiatives.
In addition, the APPG undertook research to identify reductions in youth service spending by local authorities, which it cross-referenced against levels of recorded crime.
A Freedom of Information request to all councils in England asked for data about spending on services for young people over the previous three, five and 10 years. The group received 106 responses enabling it to compare spending by councils from 2014/15 to 2017/18.
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