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Record Ref : FOI 11588
Date Received : 12/08/2025
Date Completed : 28/08/2025
Organisation : BBC
Application Type : Media
Category : Education Services
Question
1. For the start of each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the number of council-funded youth clubs/centres 2. For the start of each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the number of youth clubs/centres run by partner organisations 3. For each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the annual budget for council-funded youth clubs/centres 4. For each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the annual council budget for youth services 5. For each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the number of Full-Time Equivalent staff employed at council-funded youth clubs/centres If possible, please could such data be provided as a spreadsheet. If the period requested is not available, please provide it from the earliest year available up until the most recent available at the point of production. By youth club, we mean a council-run facility that provides youth services.
Answer
Data has been provided for 7 years, as per LA retention policy: Data is provided from financial year 2019-20 to financial year 2025-26 and refers to local authority core funded provisions and does not include Welsh Government grant funded provisions. 1.For the start of each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the number of council-funded youth clubs/centres – for every year from 2019-20 to 2025-26 there were four local authority core funded youth club provisions. 2.For the start of each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the number of youth clubs/centres run by partner organisations – for every year from 2019-20 to 2025-26 there was one partner managed youth club provision. 3.For each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the annual budget for council-funded youth clubs/centres – data is provided from 2019-20 financial year to 2025-26 financial year. Annual Budget for Local Authority Funded Youth Clubs/Centres 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 £307,683 £318,278 £331,863 £350,931 £389,366 £411,131 £436,045 4.For each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the annual council budget for youth services - data is provided from 2019-20 financial year to 2025-26 financial year. Annual Local Authority Youth Service Budget 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 £533,612 £501,633 £515,292 £520,554 £540,076 £574,654 £609,793 4.For each financial year between 2015/16 and 2025/26 (inclusive), the number of Full-Time Equivalent staff employed at council-funded youth clubs/centres: Information on staffing levels can only be provided for local authority operated youth clubs and is provided from 2019-20 financial year to 2025-26 financial year. FTE Staff Employed at LA Youth Clubs 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 7.22 6.54 7.22 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7