Overview
This is statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport under Section 507B of the Education Act 1996 (‘Section 507B’).
Local authorities must have regard to this guidance when exercising their statutory duty to secure, so far as reasonably practicable, leisure-time activities and facilities for young people aged 13 to 19 and those with learning difficulties or disabilities aged 20 to 24.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities-youth-provision/statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities-on-services-to-improve-young-peoples-well-being
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