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IN BRIEF: Smacking bill

19 November 2003, Young People Now

A bill to ban smacking of young people by parents was introduced into Parliament last week by MP David Hinchliffe, and is expected to be included in the Queen's Speech...

IN BRIEF: Barnardo's ad

19 November 2003, Young People Now

Barnardo's is sticking to its guns over a £1m child poverty campaign featuring graphic images of babies and cockroaches. The campaign has come under fire from a number of organisations....

IN BRIEF: Welsh youth

19 November 2003, Young People Now

Welsh youth organisation Urdd Gobaith Cymru has promoted its director of development, Efa Gruffudd Jones, to the post of chief executive. She will replace Jim O'Rourke in April....

IN BRIEF: Care-leavers

19 November 2003, Young People Now

The Scottish Executive is to increase spending on care-leaver services by £10m over three years. The money will be used to help local authorities meet new regulations on aftercare provision....

IN BRIEF: Disabled play areas

19 November 2003, Young People Now

Guidance on making play areas more accessible for disabled children was launched this week by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. www.odpm.gov.uk....

IN BRIEF: Celebrity auction

19 November 2003, Young People Now

Signed items donated by celebrities including Muhammad Ali and Michael Owen will be up for auction online by youth charity UK Youth from 24 November. www.auctions.freeserve.com/members/ukyouth.htm....

Project notes

19 November 2003, Young People Now

What it is: SK8A Mobile is a mobile skatepark for young people in Canterbury. Funding: The project costs £26,000 a year to run and is jointly funded by Canterbury City...

YOUTH SERVICE: Wiltshire takes initiative with external audit of performance

19 November 2003, Young People Now

Wiltshire Youth Development Service has had its performance audited externally to assess whether it is on target to meet Government standards. Head of youth services David Whewell said: "There are...

SEXUAL HEALTH: Scottish Executive to form strategy

19 November 2003, Young People Now

The Scottish Executive launched a draft consultation last week to formulate a sexual health strategy for Scotland, including reducing the rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Launched by...

YOUNG OFFENDERS: Dyslexia is common among offenders

19 November 2003, Young People Now

Nearly 90 per cent of young offenders on Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programmes may be dyslexic, according to initial results of a British Dyslexia Association study at Bradford Youth Offending...