General Questions: Youth Violence

Informed by the meeting held on 12 June and by what we already know is working, we are considering what more we can do to strengthen support for young people and communities. We have also announced an additional £6 million for the next phase of the cashback for communities programme, providing a total of up to £26 million over the next three years to support safe spaces, trusted adults and a range of positive diversionary and support activities for young people. Separately, we will publish a progress report on the implementation of the violence prevention framework for Scotland later this year, which will highlight action that we have taken with our partners over 2024-25.