Social inclusion in the Czech Republic is a relevant and politically important topic. The central social inclusion policy is governed by the Agency for Social Inclusion. The agency used to be a strong department of the Governmental office, but due to the transformation and strong regional and local character of social inclusion activities, it became part of the Ministry for Regional Development.  More information is available in Chapter 4.2 on the Administration and Governance. In the field of Youth strengthening social inclusion was one of the priorities of the Youth strategy until 2020, with several objectives and measures outlined in the Strategy. Since 2021  no comprehensive youth strategy has been in force, with the focus on youth inclusion now mainstreamed within other public policies, based on the equality and non-exclusion principles.

Regarding young people, most social inclusion activities are supported within other legal frameworks than youth work, since youth work is not legally regulated in the Czech Republic in most aspects, with no comprehensive state policy at the national level.

Leisure-based education and similar formats of non-formal education are regulated by the Education, Social and Civic legislation. Within education, inclusive education was effectively introduced on the 1 September 2016 after long debates. Since then, new measures for inclusion at school facilities have been introduced by the state. Still, its implementation has not been consolidated. The Educational Strategy 2030+ emphasizes the removal of social disparities as one of its 2 main strategic goals of the whole educational policy for the coming years. Social policies focus on specific subgroups of young people, such as those coming from institutional and foster care. A detailed approach is outlined in chapter 4.4 and chapter 4.7.

Direct social involvement and support for young people in street work and Low-Threshold facilities for children and youth are regulated directly within the scope of social services. A special issue is the topic of young offenders, which does seem to be innovative, offering specific activities and programs on  this vulnerable group among youth with professional youth work, linked to criminology and related disciplines.

Similarly, youth organizations are active in the field of social inclusion activities, but it seems to be rather natural and bottom-up, rather than taking any stimulation or steering from the state or public level. The state therefore does not offer much specific support to foster youth inclusion through youth work, even if it is a politically strong and debated topic.