A new "Youth Taskforce" will take over the work carried out by its predecessor, but will have a wider remit to improve outcomes for children and young people. The move was announced on Friday (5 October) and will be headed up by Anne Weinstock, who has been director of the supporting children and young people group in the department since 2003.
The taskforce will focus on delivering "positive outcomes" for young people and will sit in the newly created Young People's Directorate. It will have a £20m budget each year for three years, with priorities for how it is to be spent still to be decided. The DCSF said the taskforce would place particular emphasis on expanding opportunities for all young people outside of school and will look at ways to support youth services in helping to prevent young people from getting into trouble.
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