Central
Youth Policy
Although there is no national youth policy, there is a state body (under the Secretary of State for Youth and Sport) that oversees the relevant legislation.
Additionally, there are a number of National Youth Associations that are primary stakeholders in Youth activities and policy at the national level.
Sport Policy
In cooperation with schools and sporting associations and groups:
- Promoting, stimulating, guiding and supporting the practice and dissemination of physical education and sport, and
- Preventing violence in sport.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Regional
Youth Policy
- Student and youth organisations;
- Youth mobility and tourism, and
- The regulation and management of the activities and facilities for young people.
Sport Policy
- The regional and information sport system, including organisation, management, planning, funding and supervision;
- Professional and amateur sport, including sport exchanges, sport schools and volunteer sport;
- Infrastructure, facilities and sport equipment;
- Human resources;
- Sponsorship, and
- Mobility of sport associations and societies.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Regional Authorities of Azores and Madeira
Local
Municipalities are responsible for:
Youth Policy
Municipal units can devise and implement youth activities and programmes.
Sport Policy:
- Facilities for sport and recreational activities;
- Providing support for sport and recreational activities of municipal interest, and
- Supporting the construction and maintenance of sport and recreational sites.
Intermunicipal entities are responsible for:
- Same areas, under agreement with the municipalities
Parishes are responsible for:
- Promoting and implement projects for Community action in sport;
- supporting sporting and recreational activities ofr interest to the parish;
- Managing and maintaining public playgrounds and sports facilities.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Municipalities
Sources
Youth Policy Brief
Youth Policy Factsheet, Portugal
Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma da Madeira (Law 130/99 of 29 August).
Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma dos Açores (Law 2/2009 of 12 January).
Law 75/2013 Legal Regime of Local Authorities
Law 50/2018 Transference of Competences to Local Governments and Intermunicipal Entities
Law 51/2018 Local Finances Legal Framework
