The introduction of such legislation through parliament would need to be accompanied by increased government funding, the National Youth Agency’s (NYA) manifesto states.
This would help “address challenges” faced by local authorities in delivering on a statutory duty to provide a local youth offer caused by a lack of “financial means or resources”.
“The introduction of a new Statutory Duty Youth Services Act would address these challenges through strengthening the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s guidance legislatively to increase the prioritisation of youth service provision by local authorities,” states the document.
It adds: “Cuts to statutory youth services for over a decade means that access to youth work is patchy, the profession often goes unrecognised and many young people are missing out on the vital support of a trusted adult.”
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