Hartlepool Council has confirmed that it had been considering setting up a mutual to deliver youth services, but decided not to proceed.
"There had been previous proposals to look at a youth services mutual as part of a review of youth service provision, however the council has since decided to continue with the existing in-house youth service arrangement," a spokesman said.
As part of its in-house provision, the council has set up a new partnership organisation, called the Hartlepool Young People's Foundation, which brings the local authority together with local youth services providers to better co-ordinate support for young people.
The foundation has been registered as a charity and has six trustee organisations, including local providers the Wharton Trust and Changing Futures North East.
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