A boy, who has not been named, claims North Somerset Council breached the Equality Act by failing to consider matters including disability, sexual orientation and race in its decision.
North Somerset Council plans to cut the youth service budget by more than 70 per cent by 2014/15. As a result of the cuts, six youth groups will cease to operate.
In his evidence to the court, the claimant describes how attending his local youth centre feels like being “part of a family” and he is worried that this “happy family might be broken up”.
A High Court Judge will decide next week whether the matter will proceed to a full hearing.
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