Bournemouth, Bradford, Brent, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Hillingdon, Oxfordshire, Poole, Suffolk and Warrington plan to stage the events next February. At least 1,000 young people will be involved in each local authority area and special measures will be put in place to ensure disadvantaged groups are involved.
Plans to stage a National Youth Week have also gathered pace after the Department for Children, Schools and Families issued a tender document for organisations interested in running the event. The week was proposed in the 10-year youth strategy Aiming High, aims to celebrate the achievements of young people across England.
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