The Government's long-awaited document, Youth Matters, was launched by the DfES on Monday. It aims to give young people 'places to go and things to do' based around the five outcomes in Every Child Matters.
Proposals include a new statutory duty on local authorities, through children's trusts, to provide 'positive activities for young people' and a youth 'opportunity card', which will offer discounts and top-ups to help more young people get involved in activities.
Local authorities will be given 40m over two years from April 2006 to develop new approaches to strategic investment in youth facilities, and a 30,000 Opportunity Fund for each authority to help young people create the local services they want.
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