Under the programme, cities will be able to specify the particular powers they need to meet local needs and priorities rather than being presented with a set menu of measures decided in Whitehall.
Besides powers to design the local Youth Contract, Liverpool will also get greater control over land for redevelopment, helping it to build 12 secondary schools.
Under the government’s three-year Youth Contract, wage subsidies will be provided to employers to get 160,000 young people into paid work and 250,000 new work experience placements will be created.
In addition, there will be at least 20,000 more incentive payments to encourage employers to take on young apprentices.
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