NO
Simon Antrobus, chief executive, Clubs for Young People
This feels like yet another top-down adult imposition built on what is perceived as good for them.
Our experience is that young people already want to make a positive contribution. This is exactly what good youth work offers them. The problem is there is not enough funding for the voluntary engagement of the young people who need it most now. Why create something new when it exists already?
Why should we expect just the 16- to 25-year-olds to behave as positive committed citizens? I am left wondering whether we would set up a similar system for compulsory community service for adults.
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