A Bill to make provision about the delivery of youth services by local authorities, including services under section 507B of the Education Act 1996; to require local authorities to specify groups of young people to receive particular services for the purposes of personal and social development of people in those groups; to make provision about the inclusion of youth services in arrangements for the inspection of children’s services and social care services; to make provision about targets for the delivery of youth work and measurement of delivery against those targets; to require local authorities to consult users and prospective users of youth services about the provision of those services; and for connected purposes.
This bill would set out rules for how local councils deliver youth services, including those already provided under the Education Act. It requires targeted provision for defined groups of young people to aid their personal and social development, brings youth services into inspection regimes, sets delivery targets with measurement, and obliges councils to consult with current and potential users of youth services.
The bill is at its 2nd reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 February 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 17 December 2025 under the Ten Minute Rule.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
