Proposals to overhaul the planning system will encourage a "not in my back yard" mentality by allowing residents groups to block youth clubs and children's homes from being set up, according to practitioners who have been on the receiving end of planning protests.
Meanwhile, Labour leadership candidate Ed Miliband has blasted the decision to channel the unclaimed money from dormant bank accounts into a "big society bank". The Dormant Accounts Act 2008, of which Miliband was a key architect, had earmarked the cash for youth facilities. But now the estimated £300m-£400m will be split between neighbourhood groups, charities and social enterprises.
Miliband told CYP Now: "Labour laid down in law that money from dormant bank accounts must be spent on facilities for young people.
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