I am writing with a Freedom of Information request with regards to your local authority’s expenditure on children and young people’s services.
Please can you provide the information detailed below, in both the table, and the additional questions underneath this.
Services for young people (youth centres, Holiday Activities and Food (HAF), Youth Investment Fund (YIF).
1. What are the counts for the below items over the specified financial years?
| 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | |
| Overall number of council-ran youth centres in local authority |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Overall number of youth centres in local authority run by other organisations |
Devon County Council does not hold this information. |
Devon County Council does not hold this information. |
Devon County Council does not hold this information. |
Devon County Council does not hold this information. |
Devon County Council does not hold this information. |
Devon County Council does not hold this information. |
Devon County Council does not hold this information. |
| Overall number of directly employed youth workers and youth support workers (Head count) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overall number of directly employed youth workers and youth support workers (FTE) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2. As part of the Section 251 Outturn submitted to Department for Education (DfE) for the 2022/23 financial year, which budget line did your local authority include expenditure on HAF programme?
(e.g., 2.4.1 (Other specific grants); 3.5.2 Targeted services for young people)
Please specify if this changed between 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years.
For 2022/23 S251 budget line used was 3.4.5 – Universal Family Support.
For 2021/22 S251 budget line used was different. It was 2.4.1 – Other specific grants.
3. Did your local authority receive any of the YIF from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport?
No.
If Yes:
b. How much money was received?
c. Which Phase was this as part of? Phase 1 launched in January 2022 for small-scale projects; Phase 2 launched in August 2022
d. What project(s) was YIF used for in your local authority?
e. Was this a new-build or refurbishment/renovation of existing space?
f. Was this funding included as part of your Section 251 Outturn statement to DfE? If so, which budget line was this attributed to, and in which financial year?
N/A.