What’s Strong, not what’s wrong. “Almost half of all council areas in England have youth work “black holes” with few or no services despite high levels of deprivation and antisocial behaviour, analysis shows.” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/12/youth-work-cuts-england-map-study In February this year, The Guardian ran a story that pointed to significant gaps in youth work provision across England. The research estimated the level of youth work activity based on or

What Youth Matters means for local youth services and the voluntary sector Youth Matters is the first national youth strategy in England in more than 20 years. The strategy is built around three radical shifts: From national to local — decisions and delivery are meant to be made as close as possible to communities; funding will flow more strategically to local areas. GOV.UK - From National to Local From fragmented to collaborative — greater coordination across government d