The review, which was launched by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in October 2019, asked for respondents’ views on their awareness and understanding of existing statutory guidance, and how effective they think it is in securing services for young people.
The government pledged to review the guidance, last updated in 2012, as part of its Civil Society Strategy published in August 2018.
DCMS initially said it would publish a response alongside results from its call for evidence in early 2020, however, this has been delayed during the Covid-19 pandemic in a bid to reduce pressures on local services through requests for information and changes to guidance, sources told CYP Now.
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