There's the Independent Safeguarding Authority and the impact it will have on working practices, sensationalist media coverage of young people and the national financial crises, to name but a few.
But one of the biggest concerns has to be the move towards licensing youth workers and leaders. Most youth groups struggle to attract volunteer youth leaders as things stand. The introduction of a licence to practise for voluntary youth staff will only create a new barrier to people wanting to do their bit for the community. Little is known about the benefits a licence to practise will bring either. What, for example, will be the added value to the voluntary youth sector? How much will such a programme cost? And will it take staff and financial resources away from the core activities of working with young people?
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