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Council launches £5m youth services mutual

1 min read Youth services
A council in the south west of England has handed the running of its youth services to an independent social enterprise that will be backed with £5m of funding over the next three years.

The not-for-profit, public sector mutual DYS Space Ltd is offering open-access youth work from eight youth hubs across Devon.

The decision to hand services to the new organisation followed a public consultation into plans to cut £970,000 of youth service spending in 2014, which led to the youth club closures and job losses. 

All of the council's remaining youth service staff have transferred to the new organisation, which is run by nine trustees.

DYS Space Ltd will deliver early help and support services for children and their families. It will also provide "alternative education packages" to children at risk of exclusion from mainstream school, and open youth work sessions for secondary school pupils experiencing behavioural problems, emotional, social or mental health needs, or those who have been identified as vulnerable due to personal issues.

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