Kayleigh Wainwright, who is youth work charity UK Youth’s director of youth sector innovation, is starting on secondment as head of youth strategy engagement at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The news comes after the new £185 million National Youth Strategy, which includes the winding down of the National Citizen Service (NCS), was unveiled by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy in November.
Announcing the news on LinkedIn, Wainwright said that she will “ensure the new National Youth Strategy is co-produced with young people and the youth sector”, adding: “Young people will lead the way.”
Excited praise for the appointment has come from within the sector and beyond.
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