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GOVERNMENT: Benn adds young people's issues to his Home Office role

26 March 2003, Young People Now

Hilary Benn has been made youth minister at the Home Office following John Denham's resignation on 18 March over the Iraq conflict. Denham had worked as youth minister in a...

ASYLUM SEEKERS: Asylum test cases rejected in court

26 March 2003, Young People Now

Young asylum seekers are less likely to face a life of destitution after the Court of Appeal rejected Home Office attempts to overturn a High Court ruling on its new...

YOUTH SERVICE: Lewis pushes for local funding drive

26 March 2003, Young People Now

Youth service minister Ivan Lewis has urged youth service managers to put pressure on their own authorities to ensure youth services receive increased funding. Speaking at the annual conference of...

SOCIAL INCLUSION: Oasis Trust supports at-risk children

26 March 2003, Young People Now

Eleven-year-old pupils in Wandsworth, south London, who are about to make the transition to secondary school, will be able to receive support when a new project comes to town. Christian...

LEARNING DISABILITIES: Mencap launches multimedia scheme

26 March 2003, Young People Now

Mencap, a charity specialising in learning disabilities, has launched a multimedia project for teenagers called Trans-active. Young people with a learning disability are paired with peer supporters to create a...

FUNDING: Somerset young offenders get grant

26 March 2003, Young People Now

A pilot project to help first-time offenders in Somerset was given the green light last week when its bid for £98,000 from the Treasury's Invest to Save fund was accepted....

ARTS BEAT: Sound of music

26 March 2003, Young People Now

During the past two years, more than 100 young people have been involved in MusicMaker, a project run by the Birmingham Catholic Youth Service. This programme of workshops on different...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Red Cross web site

26 March 2003, Young People Now

The British Red Cross has launched a web site for youth workers. Along with information about how the Red Cross works, it has a section on youth activities and how...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Prove your age

26 March 2003, Young People Now

Young people in Oxford will be able to apply for a non-compulsory proof-of-age ID card, thanks to an initiative this month by proof-of-age provider Validate UK. Validate was approached by...

NEWS IN BRIEF: No prejudice

26 March 2003, Young People Now

The Sikh Human Rights Group is holding anti-discrimination workshops on 29-30 March in London, for young people, by young people. Contact Elina at elina@shrg.net....