As part of an evidence submission to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Youth Affairs inquiry into youth work, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) said youth policy has been "cast adrift" from the rest of children's services since moving to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The ADCS noted that youth work is currently not listed as a responsibility of any DCMS minister or as a priority for the department and linked the decline in degree-level youth work courses to the DCMS being in charge of youth work policy.
The ADCS said central government has focused on its flagship National Citizen Service (NCS) initiative at the expense of creating a clear vision for youth work as a whole.
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