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Interview: Community spirit - Phil Hope, minister for the third sector and social exclusion

2 July 2008, Children & Young People Now

Making volunteering attractive to young people is key to involving them in their local communities, says third sector minister Phil Hope.

Analysis: Policy - DCSF under inspection - one year on

25 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Department for Children, Schools and Families celebrates its first anniversary this week. Here, CYP Now brings together a team of senior figures from the sector to deliver their verdicts...

Interview: Youth justice's saviour? - Frances Done, chair, Youth Justice Board

11 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

It may have taken a year to replace outspoken chair Rod Morgan, but in February Frances Done did just that.

Case Studies: Project casebook

10 June 2008, Youth Work Now

Jo Stephenson reports on a BBC London project to give young people experience of working in creative industries, a sailing race, a futuristic shelter and a project highlighting the dangers...

Analysis: Youth justice - Is prison too soft on young people?

4 June 2008, Children & Young People Now

Teenagers think young offender institutions are too lenient, according to an in-depth report on young people and crime by the Metropolitan Police Authority. Alison Bennett examines whether juvenile prisons need...

Feature: Looked-after children in police care

21 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

A unique initiative is seeing student police officers visit children's homes in Essex as part of their training. Shafik Meghji went to find out more.

Interview: Lucy Gampell, director, Action for Prisoners' Families - Generational divide

7 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

According to Lucy Gampell, at least seven per cent of children will experience the imprisonment of a parent. "That is beside all those who will see another family member go...

Feature - Young offenders: Life after jail

30 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

As Whitehall officials work on a green paper to improve services for young people leaving custody, Ben Willis asks young people and the professionals working with them what policies and...

Analysis - Is the DCSF too unwieldy to deliver?

30 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

A report by a cross-party group of MPs has raised concerns that the Department for Children, Schools and Families lacks focus on coherent policy and outcomes. Helen Gilbert investigates whether...

Analysis: Voluntary sector - A combined force for young people

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

With the announcement that youth charities Crime Concern and Rainer intend to merge, Alison Bennett asks their respective chief executives how the move is likely to affect those working for...