November EC Meeting 2019

The Labour Party’s Vision for Rebuilding Youth Services

To support regional, national and international collaboration a Labour government will: • Mandate the national body for youth work to co-ordinate and support regional youth work units and co-ordinate on behalf of the UK with international partners • Ensure young people have access to local, regional, national and international visits as part of every local offer, as outlined in the National Charter for Youth Work • Fund regional networks and youth work specific infrastructure providers to support local authorities and their partners in every English region • Work with devolved administrations across all nations within the UK to align existing youth work provision with Scotland, Wales and Ireland • Maintain a close future relationship with the EU and cooperate with Member States and other European countries to co-ordinate policies in the field of youth • Ensure that Britain remains part of the Erasmus scheme and the European Solidary Corp so that British students have the same educational opportunities after we leave the EU • Re-engage in youth discussions at the UN, consider re-establishing the UN Youth Programme through the British Youth Council and look at synergies between WPAY and its successors and the domestic youth strategy • Incorporate relevant areas of World Programme on Action for Youth in the national youth strategy • Consider re-establishing a youth delegate programme at the United Nations with the British Youth Council • Restore international exchanges and youth study links for youth services with the assistance of the British Youth Council

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