The Wales Youth Agency and the State Council of Youth Affairs have begun a cordial relationship. They look forward to the exchange of professional experience, scholarship and research, in mutual respect for the special contributions which derive from one another’s history and culture, and believe that the benefits of their developing relationships will include the sharing of the understanding which has resulted from their links with other partners in the European Community.

Model lone working policy and procedures for youth and community organisations and other organisations working with young people. Written in conjunction with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust

 

Helen Miller, Wales Youth Agency 2003

The Wales Youth Agency convened two seminars to explore the role of Town and Community Councils in developing services for young people and was enthused by the diversity of provision. It undertook to prepare this briefing document to disseminate information about developments and to enable other Councils to establish their own provision.

This paper is intended to provide an overview of the extent of youth homelessness in Wales; give an insight to the experience of homeless young people and importantly give some ideas of how the youth service can become involved in the development of provision and services.

It includes:
• Defining youth homelessness
• The extent and nature of youth homelessness in Wales
• Housing options for young people
• The role of the youth service
• Housing organisations in Wales

Welsh Government Planning Guidance and Regulations for Local Authorities and their Partners on Children and Young People‘s Plans. Welsh Assembly Government Circular No: 31/2007
Date of issue: September 2007

Guidance on Local Co-operation under the Children Act 2004. National Assembly for Wales Circular No: 35/2006
Date of Issue: August 2006

The Youth Work National Occupational Standards (NOS) aim to define the competencies required to carry out the functions carried out by the youth work workforce. The NOS are intended to describe the competencies required to fulfil the tasks required in the youth sector.

Contains main purpose of youth work, principles and values and functional map of standards, along with the whole suite of 41 standards.

Code of occupational ethics for the Youth Service in Wales. A code of ethics is a set of principles of conduct within an organisation that guide decision making and behaviour. The purpose of this code is to provide Youth Service workers with guidelines for making ethical choices in the conduct of their work.