Make youth services a statutory provision for local authorities.

Closed 191 signatures

What the petition asks

At present, local authorities do not need to provide youth services, legally. As a result of this, the majority of LA's have axed their youth services.This petition would seek to protect youth services in law, so that young people have a strong support network and develop skills people need for life

A government report into the 2011 London Riots linked the closure of youth provision in North London to the violence seen in London. It costs £200,000 of taxpayers money for every young person who passes through the criminal justice system by the age of 16 (Audit Commission). For every young person who accesses youth services, it costs £350 per young person.That's a huge amount of money saved. By protecting young services we not only save money,we help to build confident and skilled individuals

Timeline

18 Apr 2016	Petition opened for signatures
18 Oct 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 191

Status Closed

Opened 18 Apr 2016

Closed 18 Oct 2016

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