Anger as Birmingham City Council bungles meeting informing staff of massive cuts of workers and centres
Birmingham City Council have told devastated youth workers they will be putting all youth centres up for sale and will axe all part time staff.
The shocking cuts come as Birmingham is in the middle of a teenage knife crime epidemic and days after the new Labour government promised to invest in youth work.
Staff at Birmingham City Council were told every youth centre would be subject to "expression of interest" meaning third parties who want to buy them will be notified.
A Save Birmingham Youth Service spokesman said: "It has been announced that new proposals for the youth service will see the loss of 44 jobs. 37 of these will be youth support workers that are vital in running youth clubs and activities across our city.
"The loss of these roles will have an unprecedented effect on the services that Birmingham Youth Service can offer the young people of our amazing city. Further roles will be lost in essential admin and business roles within the new proposals."
