The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is in discussions with youth work organisations about the details of the Youth Matters green paper. Consultation runs until 4 November, and particular attention is being given to the creation of a duty on local authorities to provide services for young people.
In Youth Matters, the Government said it would legislate to clarify the duty on local authorities to provide positive activities for all young people, and issue statutory guidance on activities young people can expect.
Tom Wylie, chief executive of The National Youth Agency, said it is important that the duty is seen as a "clarification and modernisation" of existing duties rather than a new burden on local authorities.
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