Government attempts to tackle youth crime, ill-health and social exclusion are being held back by a lack of access to legal advice, according to a report. The study by the Legal Services Research Centre, the research arm of government agency the Legal Services Commission, was launched last week by youth information charity Youth Access. It also published an evaluation of successful models for delivering legal advice to young people. According to the research, young people are 70 per cent more likely to have tried and failed to get advice than people aged 25 and over, with 22- to 24-year-olds facing...