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Chapter 3: Participation and further supportYouth services52 After School –What’s Possible? Personcentredtransitionreviews, DVD 2007,Valuing People SupportTeam and Partners.www.valuingpeople.gov.ukKey legislation, guidance and resourcesSection 6 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 inserts newsections 507A and 507B into the Education Act 1996. Section 507Bimposes a new duty on local authorities to secure for young people intheir area, so far as reasonably practicable, access to sufficienteducational and recreational leisure-time activities which are for theimprovement of their well-being, and facilities for such activities. Youngpeople who fall within the scope of this section are all 13–19 year olds,and young people with learning disabilities up to their 25th birthdays.Authorities must consult with young people on existing provision andtake their views into account when securing access to these activities.Authorities are also required to publicise information about the positiveleisure-time activities and facilities for these activities which areavailable in its area, and keep this information up to date.www.teachernet.gov.uk or www.everychildmatters.gov.ukAiming High for Young People: a ten year strategy for positive activities, July2007, DCSF and HM TreasuryYouth Matters green paper 2005 Youth Matters next steps 2006Russell Commission: A national framework for youth action and engagement(2005). The proposals set out a strategy to attract one million more youngpeople into volunteering within five years, and deliver ‘a step change inthe diversity, quality and quantity of young people’s volunteering’.www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/russellcommission/report/index.htmSpotlight, Education and Inspections Act 2006, Youth work and young people,National Youth Agency www.nya.org.ukFurther information on legislation and guidance can be found in theresources pages at the back and in Appendices 1 and 2.Housing‘I chose this house. I looked at two other houses and didn’t like them so thiswas the best one I picked because this house has got a lot to offer.’Amy, on her experience of shared ownership 52?WhoDisabled young people, families, local authority housing officers, housingassociation officers, directors of adult social care services, adult team socialworkers, Connexions personal advisors, leaving care social workers,occupational therapists, planners, architects?WhereAdult social care services, residential schools/homes, Connexions, localauthority housing departments, local authority planning departments,housing associations, young people’s own homes64