Welsh Assembly Government | Youth Service, 2009-10: Initial Headline Results

Youth Service, 2009-10: Initial Headline Results

The latest statistics on the Youth Service in Wales, produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 29 October 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

These headline statistics include figures about youth service members, accreditations, projects and workforce for Wales for the period April 2009- March 2010.

The key points from the latest release are:

Around 100,000 young people were members of the Youth Service in Wales. This figure represented 18(r) per cent of the population of 11 to 25 year olds in Wales;
Around 16,000 young people received accredited outcomes during the year, representing 16 per cent of Youth Service members;
Around 1,400 Youth Service projects were running across Wales. Just over two thirds of these projects were delivered solely by the Youth Service and nearly one third were delivered in partnership with other bodies;
In March 2010, there were over 1,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) Youth Service management and delivery staff working across local authorities in Wales. 14 per cent of these FTE posts were in management and 86 per cent were in youth work delivery posts.

Revision note

This release, revised on 25 November 2010, has been subject to a number of small changes due to revisions to membership and accreditations figures received from Torfaen County Borough Council.