1. From 2018 to date, please provide by year a list of the council operated or funded youth centres which have operated in your borough including:
a) whether they opened or closed during each year (permanently rather temporarily eg. because of Covid)
No Council owned/commissioned Youth Centres were permanently closed in Devon from 2018 to date (For Covid or any other reason).
b) whether they were fully or part-funded
Each of the Council owned/commissioned youth centres are fully funded, and run by DYS Space who are an independent organisation commissioned by the Council.
c) the annual council budget for each youth centre each year
Devon County Council does not hold the information as requested however the overall annual expenditure is publicly available on the Council’s website under Budget Book.
d) number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff for each youth centre each year
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
e) number of children and young people served per youth centre per year.
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
2. From the Covid lockdown on 23 March 2020 to date how much time was each youth centre open and how much was it closed?
In line with a range of published Government guidance, youth centres were physically closed to young people to avoid face to face interaction as required in Spring 2020; Autumn 2020 and in early 2021. However the youth service and activity from those centres continued throughout particularly through the provision and digital and telephone support and connection for young people in the area.
3. From 2016 to date, please provide, by year, the council’s overall budget for youth services.
Devon County Council does not hold the information as requested however the overall annual expenditure is publicly available on the Council’s website under Budget Book