Date and Time
Tuesday 7th May 2019 – 17:30 –19:30
Location
Houses of Parliament
Westminster
London
SW1A 0AA
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Knife Crime and the APPG on Youth Affairs are holding a joint event about the importance of youth services, and the role they play in prevention and diversion of young people away from knife crime and serious youth violence.
The session will bring together young people, parliamentarians, youth workers and other experts to explore 3 key questions:
- What do young people want from youth services?
- What does effective youth work look like in 2019?
- What role do youth services have in helping to tackle knife crime and serious youth violence?
We are delighted to be joined by a number of speakers including: singer and songwriter Ray BLK (via video), Leigh Middleton (CEO, National Youth Agency), Dr Michael Whelan (Senior Lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies, Coventry University), Sephora Ochou (British Youth Council), Mervyn Kaye (CEO, Youth First), and Ira Campbell (MD, Marcus Lipton Community Centre).