The Provision of a Young Persons Tracking Service

Local authorities are expected to have arrangements in place to track and monitor young people's participation in education, employment and training up to age 19 (and to 25 for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities). The Education and Skills Act 2008 legislated to raise the age of compulsory participation in education or training until at least 18 by 2015 and until the end of the year in which young people turn 17 in 2013 - this is known as Raising the Participation Age (RPA). Local Authorities a...