The Centre for Social Justice and the Local Government Association have jointly produced three Hidden Talents reports that heap criticism on the failure of state interventions. The Select Committee on Children, Schools and Families has announced an inquiry to review the efficacy of policies, asking for written submissions before Christmas. Has this something to do with the recession-induced leap in the youth unemployment figures? Certainly, the problem has defied the best efforts of policy makers, service managers and frontline professionals over the past 12 years.
The Hidden Talents reports have little to offer beyond early intervention and the "A4 model" - policy ideas that can be fitted on to one sheet of paper. The emphasis is on families and communities, supported by third sector and faith organisations, to support their young in ways the state has allegedly failed to.
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