Positive for Youth, a policy statement on services for young people, is expected to outline the government’s vision that whatever a child’s background or circumstances, they should be able to fulfil their potential and get a good job.
But trade union Unite has launched a blistering attack on the consultation, which ended last month, with its response to the formal process criticising the government for "pulling apart the modern youth service".
It states that years of professional expertise are being destroyed and that the government has failed to use its statutory powers to intervene while several local authorities have completely abandoned their youth service.
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