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Are there any statutory requirements for youth worker/young people ratios?

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Are there any statutory requirements for youth worker/young people ratios?

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There are no statutory requirements for youth worker/young people ratios. An HMI report for the Department of Education and Science in 1991 set out some examples of the activities and ratios of youth worker to young people which have been considered useful in developing a staffing model: • Counselling 1:1 • ‘Difficult’ groups 1:3 • Outdoor activities 1:5 • Groupwork 1:6 to 1:8 • Youth council/forum 1:10 • Drop-in or open youth centre 1:15 • Member-run activity 1:20 • Social activities 1:25 (From Efficient and Effective Management of Youth Work – HMI, 1991).