A report by the House of Lords select committee on citizenship and civic engagement found that the government's flagship youth participation scheme, for 15- to 17-year-olds, compares well against more established youth programmes in ensuring young people from hard to reach communities are involved.
Peers said they were impressed with data presented from the NCS that 17 per cent of attendees are eligible for free school meals. This is more than double the eight per cent of the population that are eligible for the benefit.
In addition, 28 per cent of participants are from non-white communities and 15 per cent are from minority religions, compared with 18 per cent and 10 per cent of the overall population respectively.
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