AQW 51230/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 20/11/2015
Answered On Date: 04/12/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education whether he has considered absorbing the functions of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland into the remit of the Education Authority.

Answer:

Earlier this year, I announced my intention to explore how all youth funding might be delivered through the Education Authority (EA) in order to streamline the administration of all youth services to ameliorate the effect of the creation of the EA whereby we now have two statutory authorities with legislation that enables them to provide regional youth services; and to enable more resources to be used for front line youth provision.

I subsequently consulted on proposals for the future of the Youth Council between 20 April and 3 July. I am carefully considering all the responses received and will be announcing my decision on the way forward in the near future.

The consultation documents are available on the Department’s website via the following link:

https://www.deni.gov.uk/consultations/consultation-proposals-future-youth-council