Started under Labour in March this year and backed by £146m of government funding, the pilot programme was designed to increase opportunities for teenagers to take part in community action initiatives with the ambition that all young people would eventually contribute at least 50 hours of voluntary work by the age of 19.
But the programme, which was being introduced through pilots in secondary schools in five local authorities in England, school support packages for all secondary schools and the Entry to Employment Programme, has been axed as part of the coalition’s measure to tackle the country’s financial deficit.
While the part of the programme reaching 16- to 18-year-olds will continue until the end of the financial year, the under-16 element of the scheme is ending immediately. This means that out of a £14m budget set aside for this year £7m will be clawed back by ending it early.
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