Speaking to delegates at the Association of Directors of Children’s Services' annual conference, Tim Loughton said councils need to think "more imaginatively" about youth provision in the tough economic climate.
"I don’t think the monopoly that local authorities have over the delivery and commissioning of youth services is necessarily the way to go," he explained.
"I want to see more imaginative partnerships between local authorities and the voluntary sector and others. I don’t just mean picking off odd bits of activity that are going to be contracted out, I mean thinking about the way the whole offer of youth services is constructed with local authorities."
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