The shake-up is likely to include bodies such as The National Youth Agency, and the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services, both of which will be involved in consultations.
The move was announced in the Government's 10-year youth strategy, Aiming high for young people, released last Thursday. It outlines a need for the "rationalisation" of youth support bodies, which it says may not be up to the task of driving through the "transformation" of services for young people.
A spokesman for the Department for Children, Schools and Families said: "The Government will consider options for improving support for the youth sector, in consultation with leading organisations."
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