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Future Models for Youth Engagement in London: Challenges and Innovations

This report analyzes the current and future landscape of youth engagement and commissioning in London. It emphasizes the increasing youth unemployment rates, with one in four economically active young adults unemployed, and the financial implications of this issue. The document explores the role of the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in youth services, noting the challenges of funding, safeguarding, and collaboration. It discusses approaches taken by different boroughs, the effects of budget cuts, and the necessity for innovative commissioning models to adapt to the local needs of young people.

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Future Models for Youth Engagement in London: Challenges and Innovations

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  1. Commissioning for Youth

  2. Engage London National Context • Cabinet Office Focus, Innovation and Mutuals, • Raising the participation age • National Citizen’s Service • Localism Agenda – statutory duty to secure access to a local youth offer Education Health Plans

  3. Engage London Regional Context Future Models for Youth 2012 • Reduction in budgets • Paradigm across Safeguarding and Education • Mixture of in house and contracted out provision • Local variations and approaches • Merging of back office functions

  4. Engage London Future Models for Youth 18 months on Focus on the role of the VCS within Youth Commissioning • Varied provision • Reductions in open access • Further reductions in budgets anticipated • Greater emphasis on outcomes and targeted services • Many vcs groups unable to compete for contracts • Strong focus on youth participation but many varied approaches

  5. Engage London Regional Challenges • Youth Unemployment (16-25yrs) • ... One in four economically active young adults in London is unemployed, compared to the average of one in ten for all working-age adults • Looking solely at London, the cost of youth unemployment through foregone taxes is approximately £72 million • Shortage of primary school places (London Councils estimates 107,000 by 2016) and Secondary school places

  6. Engage London Brent • Largely delivered in house • Focus on targeted services • Strong support for youth parliament • Contracting out their outreach service to other local areas i.e. guns and gangs work to Westminster and LGBT provision to Ealing

  7. Engage London Croydon • 5 locality hubs • Mixture of in house and contracted out services • 3 commissioned vcs group in each locality • VCS forum meeting being developed to review the local map of provision against needs

  8. Engage London Hackney • Re modelling of statutory provision and commissioned services • Two key areas active & achieving and safer and thriving • Young Hackney has 15 CORE hubs supported by integrated teams and staffing structures • Commissioning process for 1.6 million and a framework agreement for providers • Tender requirements that London Youth Quality Mark is in place

  9. Engage London Key Issues for the VCS • Collaboration - Larger scale contracts where lead agency models and sub contractual arrangements may be required • Safeguarding arrangements • Financing arrangements – payments by results, individual budgets, TUPE • Joint services and contracting across local authorities • Open access or Targeted? • Evidencing Impact and Quality

  10. Engage London What does the future landscape look like? • Engagement with new commissioning processes • Public Health and the CCG • Engaging with schools and FE colleges • Personal budgets • Other areas Housing Associations • Youth Engagement/Commissioners

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