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INFORMATION SHARING: Government data scheme hits legal problems

29 October 2003, Young People Now

Legal wrangles are threatening to derail a flagship Government scheme that shares information on young people. Bolton and Kensington and Chelsea, two of the 10 trailblazer councils developing the identification,...

NUMBERS GAME: Youth crime

29 October 2003, Young People Now

Young Londoners are starting to get the message that crime doesn't pay, according to research by the Metropolitan Police. Over the past year, the number of 10- to 17-year-olds accused...

MENTAL HEALTH: Study says services fail young people

29 October 2003, Young People Now

Mental health services have come under severe criticism by young people, following a two-year study. Services were "too rigid, inflexible, and bureaucratic" and did not address the needs that young...

PARTICIPATION: Camden project follows elections

29 October 2003, Young People Now

Teenagers in the London Borough of Camden will keep a close watch on political campaigns in the run-up to the capital's mayoral election next June. The Electoral Commission has given...

YOUTH WORK WEEK: National Trust plans range of activities

29 October 2003, Young People Now

The National Trust will mark Youth Work Week on 1-9 November with a programme of events to highlight its work with young people. Organised by The National Youth Agency (NYA),...

SOCIAL EXCLUSION: Homeless fear more about their future

29 October 2003, Young People Now

Seven in 10 homeless young people worry about their futures on a daily basis - twice the proportion of other young people. More than 700 16- to 25-year-olds from across...

BEST THING I EVER DID: Fola Adeleke, 15, Hackney, London

29 October 2003, Young People Now

When I first started at Hackney Free and Parochial School, I got into trouble and felt picked on because I thought the teachers were against me. I used to get...

ANALYSIS: Funding - Youth work for the community

29 October 2003, Young People Now

Youth centres are doing well out of the Government's New Deal for Communities regeneration fund. Tristan Donovan finds out where some of the money is going. Launched in 1999 amid...

BIG INTERVIEW: Not just a bed for the night - Anthony Lawton chief executive, Centrepoint

29 October 2003, Young People Now

It's hard enough for some disadvantaged young people to plan for the week ahead - let alone a year in the future. With this in mind, Centrepoint is unveiling a...

OPINION: The Ferret ... digs behind the headlines

29 October 2003, Young People Now

Ms Dynamite was recently honoured for her "courageous" contribution to the campaign against gun crime. The singer was presented with the Capital Radio Big Voice Award by the mother of...