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1110145

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date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relevance and effectiveness of the National Citizen Service in meeting the particular needs of vulnerable young people in disadvantaged communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL15113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>NCS is a programme that successfully reaches young people from all backgrounds. We have made no specific assessment of the relevance and effectiveness of NCS in meeting the needs of vulnerable young people in disadvantaged communities, but we do know that participants from vulnerable and minority groups are overrepresented on the programme. In 2018, 16% of participants were eligible for Free School Meals, 31% were from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and 5% had Special Educational Needs* compared to 12%, 25% and 2% of the comparative population respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Work is ongoing to reach the most marginalised young people. The NCS Trust has established strong links with Local Authorities to support the hardest to reach young people in accessing the programme; provide specialist support during the programme; and help young people access opportunities after NCS. The NCS Trust has also introduced a central inclusion fund, so that its network partners can apply for funding to support young people with additional needs to access the NCS programme.</p><p> </p><p>* The final 2018 participation figures are still subject to ongoing compliance checks.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 24/04/2019 16:21:37 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

1110146

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the creation of the National Citizen Service on the funding available for youth services.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL15114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The decision to fund local youth services lies with Local Authorities, not with central government. NCS is a universal offer funded by central government, that is accessible to all young people and is designed to support, and not cut across other services. It is delivered via a network of over 100 local delivery partners, many of which are local youth organisations. As such, we have made no specific assessment of the impact of the creation of NCS on the funding available for youth services.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 24/04/2019 16:22:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

1110147

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Youth Services: Closures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact (1) of the closure of youth service provision across the country, and (2) of the closure of youth services on the rise of knife and violent crimes.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL15115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Government recognises that the causes of youth crime are complex and are often tied to local factors. Local authorities allocate funding and deliver youth services in line with local need. The Government has made over £200bn available to local authorities to spend on local services over this Spending Review.</p><p>The Government is committed to making sure young people have opportunities to develop their skills and benefit from youth services, which are an important partner in the strategy to tackle the root causes of serious violence.</p><p>My department will continue to work closely with the Home Office on the implementation of the Serious Violence Strategy. <strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 24/04/2019 16:22:25 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

1110148

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative merits of public services being run directly by public service operations in comparison to private contractors.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL15116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Outsourcing is an important component in a “mixed economy” of government service provision which includes in-house and the voluntary sector. Research commissioned by the previous government has shown that outsourcing can deliver savings of some twenty to thirty percent.</p><p>Decisions on whether to outsource any particular service are made on a case by case basis according to Treasury guidance and the newly published Outsourcing Playbook. This guidance aims to ensure government makes well evidenced assessments when deciding whether to outsource a public service and helps government and industry work better together to deliver high quality public services.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/04/2019 08:50:42 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley