The party has announced that it will carry out a consultation on the implementation of a statutory youth service as part of efforts to ensure young people in every local authority have access to youth provision, services and facilities.
It said that new analysis it has undertaken shows that total expenditure on services for young people have received a real-terms funding cut of £765m between 2011/12 and 2017/18 - equivalent to a 68 per cent reduction.
Labour's shadow youth minister Cat Smith, said: "Years of damaging Tory cuts and the systematic removal of youth services has left a generation of young people without the opportunity to play a full part in our communities.
"The need for a statutory duty for every local authority to provide a minimum level of youth provision has never been stronger, which is why Labour will consult on the implementation of a statutory youth service.
"Rebuilding our youth service requires urgent action and fresh thinking. We look forward to working young people, youth workers and communities as we prepare for government."
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