CYP Now - Labour to establish national youth service body with protected funding

A national body with a ringfenced budget will be established to oversee and fund youth service provision across England if Labour wins the next election, the party has said.

Labour said that under plans unveiled today to place youth services on a statutory footing, every local authority would be required to establish a local youth service partnership made up of young people, parents, professionals and locally elected politicians.

The partnership would be responsible for providing strategic leadership, assessing provision in the area and publishing a local youth strategy.

The national body would work with all local partnerships, reviewing local youth strategies, monitoring and distributing funding, and advising on professional and service standards, the party said.

"Labour is committed to creating a quality youth service for all young people," a consultation document setting out the plans states.

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