Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 123512

Youth Services

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Connor Naismith

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government intends to begin the review of the statutory duty on local authorities to provide a sufficient youth offer, and whether this review will consider strengthening statutory prote

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

In September 2023 DCMS published updated statutory guidance to support local authorities’ understanding of the existing duty and how to deliver it. In the longer-term, we will explore reviewing the current local authorities’ statutory duty for youth servi...

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