CYP Now - Youth services is a cross-government responsibility, says Culture Secretary

Reversing more than a decade of cuts to youth services goes beyond the responsibility of her department, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said, announcing a raft of funding as part of the government’s National Youth Guarantee.

Lucy Frazer was appointed as Culture Secretary in February. Picture: UK Parliament

Some £19m has been announced as part of the government’s Million Hour Fund to improve access to youth services in areas with high antisocial behaviour rates while £1.5m of bursary funding has been made available to as many as 7,500 disadvantaged young people to access adventures away from home.

Just under £500,000 has been released for the training for around 500 new youth workers and more than £300,000 is to be split across eight regional youth work units to improve regional co-ordination of services.

A further £250,000 being allocated to encourage local partnerships as part of the Local Partnerships Fund while the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has updated statutory guidance for councils on the delivery of youth services.

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