Why do we need a national network of local government youth work

2nd Inter CITY Conference Helsinki 9-10 December 2013 Inspiring services, Improving futures

The Youth Service Environment

• CHYPS • Youth Work in England • English Youth Service Networks • The Local Authority Role

CHYPS

• Confederation of Heads of Young People’s Services • Launched in June 2009 • Further extending the role of APYCO (the Association of Principal Youth and Community Officers) formed in 1995 • Charity and Company

CHYPS purpose is to

Advocate on behalf of Young People’s Services at both a national and local level, supporting and equipping all those who deliver, manage and commission youth work so they can secure the best possible outcomes for young people in their local area.

CHYPS’ key function is

• To represent its members at both a national and local level to influence policy, campaign and to champion the cause of good quality youth work. • It does this through the maintenance and development of a national and regional infrastructure

CHYPS key principles are:

• Placing the needs and aspirations of young people as core to our function • Supporting the delivery of Government youth policy for the benefit of young people • Improving outcomes for young people • Promoting young people’s voice

CHYPS key principles are:

• Young people’s voluntary engagement in learning experiences • Young people’s personal and social development • Young people’s positive contribution to their communities • Promoting and securing the contribution of youth work

CHYPS values: A commitment & belief that young people should: • Have the opportunity to engage in a range of activities in their area • Be able to access the services they need • Have someone to go to for information advice guidance or support

CHYPS values: A commitment & belief that young people should: • Be able to contribute to their community as full partners and citizens • Fully enjoy their teenage years • Gain new knowledge, experiences and new skills

CHYPS Membership • 150 English “Top” tier Local Authorities • The strategic leads of Young People’s Services within a local authority • The operational leads of the component services of Young People’s Services within a local authority area (either within the community, voluntary, statutory or private sector)

Youth Work in the UK • Mixed LA and Voluntary sector provision • An established professional framework linked to pay and a standard set of terms and conditions • Growth of community education and community development

Youth Landscape

SOCIAL CARE YPS SCHOOLS SAFTEY

Youth Policy Drivers Focused work on • preventing particular young people at risk, of becoming identified as “not in employment, education or training” (NEET), • of becoming pregnant, • engaged in substance misuse, or • entering into the criminal justice system

CHYPS ADCS NYA Networks Regions NCVYS UK Youth TAG ACADEMIC ETS I4YW myplace

Local Authorities:

2011-12 2012-13 2013 14

Planned Expenditure (Gross, £’000) Universal services for young people (including youth work, positive activities and IAG) Targeted services for young people (including youth work, positive activities and IAG) Substance misuse services (Drugs, Alcohol and Volatile substances) Teenage pregnancy services Other services for young people (includes discretionary awards and student support) £508,653 £298,646 £44,109 £22,654 £9,310 £419,002 £308,288 £36,793 £17,711 £9,520 £34,404 £14,434 £370,733 £341,891 -6.49% -18.50% -11.52% 10.90% Total Services for Young People

£883,372 £791,314 £712,624 -9.94%

-4.94%

Local Authority Finance

Youth Work Going Forward

• Trend to outsource open access youth work to VCS • New partnerships with private organisations • Prime providers: NCS, Youth Contract • Further budget reductions between 20% to 60% • Fear of fragmentation, loss of professional standards

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