A review of the Herefordshire Youth Service was commissioned following the budget setting process undertaken in February 2011. The purpose of the review was to:

·         identify ways in which the vision for young people’s services could be achieved.

·         address how youth work could be directed more toward targeted intervention, and ensuring the needs of the most vulnerable are met, utilising youth work skills.

·         establish how communities and the voluntary sector could be better engaged in improving universal provision, and making it more locally relevant and available.

·         identify how reductions to the current youth service budget could be achieved.

The purpose of this report is for Cabinet to be advised on the current stage of the review and to seek agreement on a preferred model for the future delivery of youth service functions in Herefordshire.