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Funding: Government launches youth media fund

13 December 2006, Young People Now

Young people and youth organisations can bid for up to £80,000 to fund media projects following the launch of the Government’s £6m youth media fund, Mediabox, today. The fund, first...

Advertising: Campaign aims to combat youth commercialism

13 December 2006, Young People Now

Advertisers exploit young people’s “emotional vulnerabilities”, according to think-tank Compass, which this week launched a report and a campaign targeting the negative impact of commercialism on young people. The report,...

Consultation: Make Space outlines early youth review findings

13 December 2006, Young People Now

Make Space yesterday revealed some of the preliminary findings from its youth review, which it hopes will influence next year's Comprehensive Spending Review. The review, which hopes to publish interim...

London: Youth groups speak out to defend free transport for young

13 December 2006, Young People Now

Youth organisations have criticised the deputy chair of London’s transport committee after he said he would recommend ending free transport for under-18s in the capital. Roger Evans, deputy chair of...

Youth justice: Young women’s prison gets inspection approval

13 December 2006, Young People Now

The first inspection of a secure unit for young women has concluded the prison is performing well, despite problems in some areas. The chief inspector of prisons, Anne Owers, found...

Recruitment: National Youth Agency chief executive to step down

13 December 2006, Young People Now

Tom Wylie is to quit as chief executive of The National Youth Agency (NYA) after 11 years in the post, leaving the organisation on the lookout for a successor. Wylie...

Youth justice: Breach rate rises for young people on ASBOs

13 December 2006, Young People Now

The number of young people breaching antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) has jumped by 10 per cent over two years. Home Office figures released last week show that the breach rate...

Youth justice: Conservative leads call for more prison therapists

13 December 2006, Young People Now

Speech and language therapists could be attached to all young offender institutions if amendments to the offender management bill are successful. During a debate on the second reading of the...

Social exclusion: Conservative report blames family breakdown for youth problems

13 December 2006, Young People Now

Family breakdown is to blame for a raft of problems faced by young people in the UK, according to a report from a leading Conservative politician. Breakdown Britain - produced...

In brief: Northern Ireland

13 December 2006, Young People Now

The roll-out of Northern Ireland’s youth conferencing service, run by the Youth Justice Agency, has officially been completed. www.nio.gov.uk