Members of the Association of Principal Youth & Community Officers (Apyco) voted 53 to 10 in favour of broadening its membership at its annual general meeting this week, but decided against changing the organisation's name until an extraordinary general meeting is held next year.
Membership of the organisation has traditionally only been open to local authority heads of youth services, but now senior youth work managers within councils, regional youth work advisers and government office leads on youth work will be able to join as associate members. Affiliated membership will also be offered to representative bodies such as The National Youth Agency, the Association of Directors of Children's Services and the Association of Youth Offending Team Managers.
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