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The Welsh Assembly Government is set to spend an extra 2m a year on neonatal services for the next two years and will publish new standards for neonatal services on 8 December.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has teamed up with the Football League Trust to offer young people the chance to work with professional football clubs to get fit and earn their Duke of Edinburgh's Award. www.dofe.org

Schools minister Jim Knight has predicted that the majority of secondary schools becoming independent of local authorities as policies for academy and trust schools progress.

The Association of Youth Offending Team Managers has criticised the lack of measures designed to reduce juvenile custody levels in the Youth Crime Action Plan.

A network of safeguarding advisers has been formed by the government to support local safeguarding children's boards. The advisers are based in the regional government offices.

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