00:14I'm really pleased to be here in this youth club in Brixton announcing the biggest ever investment
00:19for a mayor in our youth clubs. We're bringing back youth clubs to every community across our
00:24city an additional 30 million pounds announced today that's on top of our 1.26 billion pounds in
00:32policing and that's on top of our 35 million pounds with the government in our violence reduction unit
00:37and these youth clubs will provide somewhere safe for young people to go to, will give them the
00:43support from trusted youth workers but also gives them the chance to fulfill their potential. I think
00:48youth clubs from my experience growing up in London can be life-changing but also life-saving.
00:53Sir Sadiq Khan said 30 million pounds of the 50 million allocated in this year's budget
01:00for supporting young people would fund a youth late program in the capital's 32 boroughs with at least
01:08one in each borough. These late night youth clubs are expected to offer activities, mental health
01:16supports, mentorship and food. According to the BBC, in the 14-year period between 2010 and 2024,
01:2481 youth centres closed in the capital as part of cuts to youth services. Areas of high antisocial
01:33behaviour have been targeted for the first wave of the hubs but they will be among 50 which will open
01:40across the country. This youth centre development forms part of wider action taking place in the
01:48capital, including the launch of a dedicated knife crime centre in central London, 3,000 extra police
01:56and community support officers being deployed in certain areas and a crime and policing bill aimed at
02:02cracking down on knife crime, antisocial behaviour, violence against women and girls, shoplifting and child abuse.
02:10In recent days, retailers have said staff on the high street are facing daily abuse and violence as
02:17criminals become more brazen. In one such example last week, teenagers arranged to meet in Clapham
02:23as part of so-called link-ups, using social media apps including TikTok and Snapchat before they surged
02:31into shops. Ministers have vowed to recruit 13,000 additional neighbourhood personnel by the end of this
02:39parliament. While the Marks and Spencers retail director has said crime has become more brazen, more organised and
02:47aggressive, with staff on the high street facing daily abuse and violence. Thineas Keeve called on the
02:55Government and City Hall in London to do more to tackle antisocial behaviour.
02:59There must be an actualised
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