This ministerial appointment should be accompanied by a statutory youth services bill that places new legal duties on local authorities to provide a professional youth service and consult young people on changes, such as cuts, closures and removal of services. (politicshome.com)
However, general further education (FE) colleges, sixth - form colleges, non-maintained special schools (NMSS), approved special post-16 institutions (SPIs) and 16 to 19 academies (including free schools) have taken on significant new legal duties. (gov.uk)
It will put all public bodies under a new legal duty to consider the gap between social classes when they implement policies and allocate resources. (telegraph.co.uk)