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Connexions: Government pays out at least £11m to end card

18 October 2006, Young People Now

The Department for Education and Skills has paid the private company running the Connexions Card a termination fee of at least £11m after winding up the reward scheme two years...

Local Authorities: Disabled young neglected by plans

18 October 2006, Young People Now

Youth work and services for disabled young people are being neglected by local authorities' children and young people's plans, according to reports published today (Wednesday). Off the Radar, an analysis...

Scotland: Dumfries young to protest over cuts

18 October 2006, Young People Now

Young people from Dumfries and Galloway are forming groups of "youth activists" to protest against cuts to their services. The groups are forming in response to the threat of a...

Looked-After Young People: NCB guide to help corporate parents

18 October 2006, Young People Now

Children's charity NCB has produced training materials on corporate parenting for local authorities that are working with looked-after children. The development of the resources has been funded by the Department...

Youth Services: Groups to work on pan-London ideas

18 October 2006, Young People Now

Youth workers from voluntary and statutory organisations are forming four working groups to deliver a pan-London strategy. The strategy, Young London Matters: Making Every London Child Matter, will focus on...

Youth Services: MP calls for youth services to be statutory in education bill

18 October 2006, Young People Now

Funding for youth services was due to be debated in Parliament yesterday (Tuesday), with the MP who called the debate arguing for a statutory basis for youth work. Paddy Tipping,...

Positive paint

18 October 2006, Young People Now

The first arts-only Positive Futures project, Infinite Arts, was launched this week in Doncaster. It aims to reach a more diverse group of at-risk young people. Home Office-funded Positive Futures...

In Brief: Uniformed youth

18 October 2006, Young People Now

Girlguiding UK is to hold a "taster day" on 28 October in Birmingham aimed at 10- to 14-year-olds from inner-city communities....

In Brief: Health

18 October 2006, Young People Now

A report by the Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory this week will reveal that young people are healthier in the South. www.yhpho.org.uk...

In Brief: Northern Ireland

18 October 2006, Young People Now

Forty-two per cent of 10- to 16-year-olds leaving juvenile justice centres in 2002 were reconvicted within a year, compared with 23 per cent of those on community supervision. www.nio.gov.uk...