Hodge also used the conference to say that there will be a definite role for non-statutory youth services in youth policy, despite being overlooked in the green paper.
"I estimate we spend 3bn a year on support services for 13-to 19-year-olds, like Connexions and the drug action teams," she said at a debate hosted by social care organisation Turning Point.
"There are four million people in that age group and while they do not all need this support, these services are not touching that many young people. I am sure we can make that pot of money more effective."
At another debate, run by the think-tank the Social Market Foundation, Hodge described how the voluntary sector would fit into the green paper's policies.
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