This bill requires local councils to provide clear, consistent youth services with qualified staff, set spending targets, and listen to young people's views. It replaces vague rules with measurable standards.
A Bill to make provision about the delivery of youth services by local authorities, including services under section 507B of the Education Act 1996; to require local authorities to specify groups of young people to receive particular services for the purposes of personal and social development of people in those groups; to make provision about the inclusion of youth services in arrangements for the inspection of children’s services and social care services; to make provision about targets for the delivery of youth work and measurement of delivery against those targets; to require local authorities to consult users and prospective users of youth services about the provision of those services; and for connected purposes.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Commons
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Natasha Irons
Introduced: 2025-12-17