Local Government: Public Consultation

Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 11 October 2010.

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Photo of Luciana Berger Luciana Berger Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities offer opportunities for young citizens to take a decision-making role in respect of budgets funding activities for young people.

Photo of Andrew Stunell Andrew Stunell The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Communities and Local Government

The Department for Education has previously provided discrete funding, through the Youth Opportunity Fund, for young people to control and decide how it should be spent in their local area. These funds helped all local authorities to develop new approaches to strategic investment in youth activities and facilities. Local authorities continue to receive this funding until March 2011 and in the context of the current fiscal climate, the ring fence has been removed to provide local authorities with greater flexibility to reshape services according to local need.

A number of local authorities have also implemented Participatory Budgeting in their area (giving people a direct say over spending parts of local budgets), including giving young people a say in spending decisions on activities for young people. Examples include Newcastle, Tower Hamlets and Stockton on Tees.

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