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SEXUAL OFFENCES: MPs criticised for not changing bill

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Children's charities have attacked the Government's handling of the sexual offences bill, which has ended its examination by the standing committee last week. Ministers have been criticised for not taking...

SOCIAL EXCLUSION: Local authorities help to maintain truancy fall

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Government statistics suggest truancy has declined over the past academic year and local authorities are doing their bit to maintain the trend. The annual pupil absence statistics from the Department...

NUMBERS GAME: Nutrition

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Young people increasingly overlook breakfast as they get older, according to a British Nutrition Foundation survey. The poll found that among 11- to 13-year-olds, nearly 30 per cent of girls...

DISABILITY: Campaign looks for short-break carers

24 September 2003, Young People Now

A search is on to find more people who can provide short-break care for young disabled people in England and Wales. Margaret Hodge, children and young people's minister, is launching...

WALES: Forestry project to help the disaffected

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Neath Port Talbot Council is working with drug and alcohol agencies to launch a forestry project aimed at disaffected young people. Due to begin this week, the project involves 10...

SEXUAL ABUSE: Nottingham warns of danger to boys

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Child protection workers in Nottingham have produced the first leaflet of its kind to tackle the problem of "grooming" of vulnerable boys and young men for sexual exploitation. The leaflet...

YOUTH CRIME: Coventry produces street crime disc

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Young offenders in Coventry have produced a CD-Rom to warn other young people of the consequences of crime. The disc stems from a programme that ran during February and March,...

BEST THING I EVER DID: Triona Allan

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Triona Allan, 17, Isle of Skye My friends and I received a Chase Millennium Award earlier this year for our work in setting up an information web site for young...

ANALYSIS: Children's Green Paper - One size won't fit everyone

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Groundbreaking workforce reforms are proposed in the green paper on children's services. Hugh Perry examines the sector's response to these sweeping changes. The green paper on children's services represents more...

POLICY & PRACTICE: Briefing

24 September 2003, Young People Now

Blueprint to head off drug experiments A new research programme will shape the way 11- to 13-year-olds learn about substance misuse in schools. So what's Blueprint? A pretentious architecture magazine...