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Youth leaders appointed to government's Serious Violence Taskforce

1 min read Youth Justice Youth Work
A number of leaders from the youth sector have been appointed to sit on a government taskforce designed to address serious violence, it has been announced.

As part of the government's Serious Violence Strategy, announced earlier this month, the Serious Violence Taskforce will bring together the voluntary sector, local government, police and other key sectors to ensure the strategy is delivered effectively.

The government has announced that it will have a total of 24 members, including a number of leaders from the youth sector - John Poyton, chief executive of youth work charity Redthread, Kathryn Morley, chief executive of Onside Youth Zones, and the head of the Gangs SOS project for St Giles Trust, Junior Smart.

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