The report, which evaluated different approaches to commissioning young people’s services’ in 12 councils, found a number of local authorities hold "poorly informed views" about the potential for using new youth service providers, including charities and public sector social enterprises.
According to the watchdog, only five of the 12 local authority areas visited had sufficiently well-established commissioning arrangements for youth services.
This is despite the fact that local authorities across the country are currently in the process of reviewing their provision of support to young people, as part of wider government reforms to public services.
Many councils are considering moving away from providing youth services directly to commissioning provision instead.
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