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<p>The Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play
in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people. We have committed to
a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular
clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This
is supported by a three year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting
young people's priorities and addressing the inconsistencies in national youth spending,
with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>As part of the National Youth Guarantee,
we are investing over £16 million in Uniformed Youth Organisations, including Girlguiding,
to ensure all young people have access to these groups by establishing new groups
in areas without existing provision, and tackling waiting lists.</p><p>Additionally,
this Government is committed to protecting the United Kingdom’s core national interests,
ensuring the prosperity of the British people across the Overseas Territories. The
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, alongside colleagues in the Foreign Commonwealth
and Development Office, is engaging in ongoing discussions with representatives of
the British Overseas Territories and Girlguiding UK on options for the continuation
of Girlguiding in the Territories.</p>
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