CITIZEN SCHEME IS SUPPORTED
We were shocked to read the headline "Youth sector fears Tory proposal", describing the Conservative Party conference meeting on our National Citizen Service (NCS) proposals (CYP Now, 8-14 October). The response to NCS has been overwhelmingly positive.
The unfairly damning verdict seems to be based on the isolated comments of a representative from Duke of Edinburgh's Award, which is at odds with the involvement of the charity's senior staff on our advisory panel from the start. Sadly none of the positive comments from other guests were reported as we gave a frank briefing on the progress of this exciting project.
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