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Children's Trusts: Youth service should fall under powers of new commissioner

26 May 2004, Young People Now

The National Youth Agency has called for the role of the children's commissioner for England to include a set of duties to deal with youth services. Tom Wylie, chief executive...

Northern Ireland: Antisocial orders face opposition

26 May 2004, Young People Now

Proposals to introduce antisocial behaviour orders for use against young people in Northern Ireland have been widely criticised by youth organisations. A consultation on draft legislation for introducing antisocial behaviour...

Children Bill: Lords rejects move to ban smacking

26 May 2004, Young People Now

Attempts by campaigners to get the children bill amended to outlaw "reasonable chastisement" were last week rejected by the House of Lords. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff had moved that a...

Alcohol: Sting operations to begin in summer

26 May 2004, Young People Now

The Home Office revealed further details of the sting operations it is planning to run this summer using young people to trap vendors selling alcohol to minors. A partnership with...

Sport: Rowing scheme in pipeline for London

26 May 2004, Young People Now

A major community-based rowing scheme is due to be launched by London Youth and the London Regatta Centre in the capital's Docklands. London Youth Rowing aims to make the sport...

Government: Youth expenditure varies per region

26 May 2004, Young People Now

Save the Children has published its review of levels of Government spending on under-16s in England, showing "substantial regional variations" in spending on the poorest under-16s. Researchers found that the...

Arts beat: Autism awareness

26 May 2004, Young People Now

A group of 16- to 19-year-olds with autistic spectrum disorder staged a performance entitled The Four Seasons on 19 May as part of Autism Awareness Week. The young people were...

In brief: ChildLine

26 May 2004, Young People Now

A new ChildLine counselling centre has opened in Aberdeen with a £500,000 Scottish Executive grant. It is expected to increase the calls taken by up to 60 per cent in...

In brief: Youth politics

26 May 2004, Young People Now

Representatives from the youth wings of the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties met young politicians from Switzerland to debate constitutional reform at the Swiss ambassador's residence last week....

In brief: Southwark football

26 May 2004, Young People Now

An inter-estate five-a-side youth football league in Southwark and film-making workshops at the Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey are among the 16 community organisations that have received funding from the...