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Youth Work Development Plan.
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6.—(1) An education board shall, at such times and in respect of every period to which subsection (2) relates, prepare a Youth Work Development Plan (in this Act referred to as a “Development Plan”).
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(2) A Development Plan shall be prepared in respect of the period beginning on the commencement of this section and ending on the last day of the third next financial year and thereafter a Development Plan shall be prepared in respect of each subsequent 3 year period.
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(3) A Development Plan prepared in accordance with this section shall be submitted to the Minister for approval as soon as may be after such preparation.
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(4) In preparing a Development Plan an education board shall—
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(a) specify the youth work requirements of the education region concerned, having particular regard to the youth work requirements of persons who are aged between 10 and 21 years and are socially or economically disadvantaged,
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(b) specify the measures required to meet such youth work requirements, having particular regard to the youth work requirements of persons who are aged between 10 and 21 years and are socially or economically disadvantaged,
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(c) provide estimates of the financial expenditure required for the implementation of the measures specified under paragraph (b),
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(d) provide estimates of the income and financial resources of such education board for the purposes of this Act, including the sources of such resources, for each financial year of the period of the Development Plan,
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(e) comply with any directions issued by the Minister from time to time, including directions requiring consultation by the education board with specified persons or bodies, and
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(f) consult with the youth work committee.
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(5) A Development Plan shall be deemed to be adopted when it has been approved in writing by the Minister.
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(6) The Minister may amend a Development Plan that has been submitted for approval under this section and the education board shall comply with any such amendment.
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(7) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b) of subsection (4), when specifying the measures concerned an education board shall have regard to—
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(a) the treatment of both male and female young persons in relation to access to youth work, and
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(b) the numbers of male and female young persons who are likely to participate in such youth work programmes and youth work services.
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(8) An education board shall make a copy of a Development Plan approved by the Minister under this section available for inspection by members of the public during business hours at its principal place of business.
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