1. Local authority expenditure on youth services has fallen 73% in England and 27% in Wales since 2010-11.

2. This represents a real-term cut of £1.2bn to youth services between 2010-11 to 2023-24 in England, and £16.6m in Wales.

3. We estimate that real-terms local authority expenditure on youth services in England has remained flat year-on- year at £446.5m, a 0.5% decrease from 2022-23.

4. Real-terms expenditure has declined more markedly in Wales, with a 6% year-on-year reduction to £45.4m.

5. Spend per 5-to 17-year-old on youth services in England was £49.98 in 2023-24, compared to £96.73 in Wales.

6. There were 1,662 full-time equivalent (FTE) youth workers in England in 2023-24, an 2% year-on-year increase. Compared to 2012-13, this is 34% fewer youth workers

7. In Wales, the number of FTE youth workers fell 16% year-on-year to 800, a 46% decrease since 2012-13.

8. Wales had 91 council-run youth centres in 2023-24. Although this is a 3% increase year-on-year, it represents 62% fewer youth centres than in 2010-11.

9. There were 17 fewer local authority-run youth centres in England than in 2022-23, equivalent to a 4% reduction. Since 2011-12, this is 54% fewer youth centres thanin 2010-11.

10. One-in-eight (13%) of responding councils reported that they had no youth centres in their local authority, either run by themselves or other organisations.

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