Analysis of the records of 24,000 young people across England found that national annual figures suggesting around nine per cent of young people are not in education, employment or training (Neet) may be misleading, with researchers concluding as many as one in four young people could be out of school or work. The report authors added that the national figures could be masking a wide variation in local figures.
Against the Odds recommends that through their strategic commissioning role, councils and their local partners should:
Michael O'Higgins, chairman of the Audit Commission, said: "Local knowledge and targeted action offer the best chance of making a lasting difference to these young lives, and of saving the country billions of pounds in welfare support, lost taxes and income.
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