The authority had planned to shave £800,000 from its youth services budget through a variety of measures, including exploring more efficient ways of running the youth centres.
Some could have closed if voluntary organisations had not been prepared to continue running them, but revised plans, published following public consultation and protests against the cuts, pledge to maintain the same number of centres as currently exists.
The proposals state that no youth centres or activities would be closed “without suitable alternatives being provided”.
A report on the revised proposals also revealed that arrangements will be put in place to establish young people as "co- producers" of new services, working with the local youth council to help design the services they want.
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