Petition for cheap youth transport

The Association of Principal Youth and Community Officers (APYCO) petition, on the 10 Downing Street website, calls on Gordon Brown to set up a commission to consider the transport needs of teenagers. More than 200 people have now backed the petition.

A spokeswoman for APYCO said its members felt strongly that the recent introduction of free and cheaper transport for English pensioners should be replicated in the nation's app-roach to young people.

"Young people need to access services and positive activities," she said. "For many young people access is limited or prohibited as a result of the unavailability or cost of public transport.

"We therefore urge the government to set up a commission to look at how existing and additional resources, along with parental contributions, can be used to address this issue."

- www.cypnow.co.uk/doc.