Joining forces with charity Re:generate and the Social Investment Business, the NYA wants to support councils to commission services by providing authorities with a local "agent" who will develop a supply chain of charities and social enterprises that can deliver local services.
During a policy session at the National Children and Adult Services Conference, the organisation revealed that the move is intended to create more efficient and responsive youth offers, as well as long-term savings for the sector. It is hoped that voluntary groups will eventually be in a position to run universal services as well as targeted and preventative services.
Fiona Blacke, chief executive of the NYA, said: "Essentially you'll have an agent who will commission on your behalf, will manage the delivery partnership and will then report back in terms of the outcomes that have been achieved.
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