Youth work has survived and grown because it has a clear philosophical and cultural base and has been delivered through a recognisable structure, which is the youth service; that rich partnership between the local authority and the voluntary sector.
It is naive and dangerous to take the line that there is no need to maintain a recognisable youth service to ensure that effective youth work continues.
To protect youth work and embed it centrally in the new developments, it is not good enough just to argue for the endorsement of the notion.
It requires an active campaign to promote and preserve the youth service and to call for a stronger statutory base, with a licence to practise, minimum funding levels and appropriate qualifications for staff.
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