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<p>The Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities, and
the workforce that delivers them, play in improving the life chances and wellbeing
of young people.</p><p>While local authorities are responsible for delivering youth
provision, the Government has worked closely with local authorities to update statutory
guidance to support this delivery. The Government additionally provides significant
funding to support youth services, with over £1.1 billion provided to the youth sector
from DCMS In England between 2015 and 2021.</p><p>Furthermore, over this Spending
Review Period, DCMS is investing over £500 million in youth services to deliver the
National Youth Guarantee, a government commitment that by 2025, every young person
will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities
to volunteer. This includes a significant number of interventions. For example, the
Youth Investment Fund is delivering grants to build, renovate and expand youth centres,
and the Million Hours Fund has created more than a million hours of youth activities
in antisocial behaviour hotspots.</p><p>To support the workforce, DCMS funds the National
Youth Agency (NYA) to set professional standards, qualifications and a curriculum
for youth work. In addition, over the past three years we have worked with the NYA
to provide bursaries to help more than 2000 youth workers access training and qualifications.
DCMS also provides funding to the Regional Youth Work Units to ensure a consistent
minimum level of regional leadership, as well as funding to create new Local Youth
Partnerships and support existing ones to encourage and build local coordination.</p><p>
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