Jeremy Corbyn vowed to end cuts to youth services and implement a National Youth Service guaranteeing all young people access to youth work in his party’s election manifesto.
Corbyn also pledged to shake-up the youth justice system with plans for youth services to work with local authorities and the police to prevent young people becoming involved in crime and anti-social behaviour.
In addition, he vowed to reduce the "disproportionate" levels of children of black and Asian minority ethnic heritage in custody - which recently topped 50 per cent for the first time.
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