Plans to allow young people to inspect the local services that they use were outlined in the government’s Positive for Youth document last December.
Department for Education guidance on sufficiency in youth services, published in July, called on local authorities to “enable young people to inspect at least annually on the quality and accessibility of provision”. But detail on how this will work in practice is yet to be finalised.
James Cathcart, chief executive of the BYC, told CYP Now that his organisation is planning to spearhead the creation of guidelines for local authorities, with the help of Ofsted, which will provide advice to help achieve “consistency and fairness” in youth scrutiny across different areas.
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