Youth service; sport and arts; music and performing arts; extended schools; libraries; Connexions; adult and continuing education; museums; leisure services; social services assistance; holiday activities; targeted programmes (such as youth inclusion); private sector provision (such as cinemas, ice rinks, bowling alleys and so on); third sector provision (such as Scouts; Girl Guides)
SOURCE: Department for Education and Skills
The National Youth Agency supporting those involved in young people's personal and social development
Department for Education and Skills Lord Adonis: "A significant youth work contribution from the local authority will be central to the fulfilment of the new duty to secure young people access to positive leisure-time activities." 21/06/06
SUPPORTING LOCAL AUTHORITIES - CONTACT THE NATIONAL YOUTH AGENCY: - Mapping local activities and facilities available to young people - A range of quality assurance schemes - Active involvement of young people in decision-making processes - Joint working and regional advisers
Activities that improve young people's personal and social development are central to the new legislation and have a specific duty to secure access to sufficient youth work activities and related facilities
A new duty on local authorities "A local education authority in England must, so far as reasonably practicable, secure for qualifying young persons in the authority's area access to sufficient educational leisure-time activities for the improvement of their wellbeing, and sufficient facilities for such activities"
(Clause six of the Education and Inspections Act)
ENACTED IN JANUARY 2007
The duty will fall within the remit of the director of children's services and lead member for children's services
The duty applies to the 13-19 age range and those aged up to 24 with learning difficulties. To accommodate other individuals with early or delayed transitions, local authorities should be clear they are able to secure access under other related provisions
4.5m will be available to local authorities in 2006-07 as they develop and publicise their local offer of "things to do and places to go"
Local authorities should improve their information provision to young people, ensure it is comprehensive, accurate, accessible
Involving young people: not a one-off exercise, but an ongoing dialogue that can help shape and inform provision as time passes.
