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'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

Friday, October 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years in the first successful prosecution under legislation to tackle "county lines" crime, in which gangs exploit vulnerable children to establish drug networks.

Telford CSE youth work team 'under-resourced'

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Friday, March 16, 2018

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A specialist youth work team set up to support victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Telford was unable to effectively tackle the scale of the problem due to a lack of funding and excessive workloads, it has emerged.

Labour urges action on youth knife crime

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Monday, December 4, 2017

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Labour has called on the government to deploy youth workers in hospitals to counter the growing number of young people dying from knife crime.

Youth projects benefit from £40m lottery funding

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

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Youth Projects are among 1,400 grassroots initiatives to benefit from £40m from the Big Lottery Fund.

Council set to cut youth services spending by £1m

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Friday, June 30, 2017

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A council is poised to slash £1m from its youth services budget by axing jobs and reducing the level of support on offer to young people.

Youth centres under threat as council seeks to save £650,000

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Monday, January 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Three youth centres and 10 youth projects are under threat in a London borough, with the local authority planning to cut its youth services budget by more than 75 per cent.

UK Youth to take on NCVYS functions

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

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Youth organisation UK Youth will take on some functions of the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) when it closes tomorrow, it has been announced.

Rotherham whistleblower reveals how sex abuse was covered up

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

A Rotherham youth worker has spoken of her frustration during her long battle to expose the sexual exploitation of hundreds of children in Rotherham.

Scottish youth work contributes £656m to economy

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Youth work in Scotland contributes at least £656m to the country's economy, research has claimed.

Local authority announces plans to cease funding 22 youth centres to save £1m

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has announced plans that could result in the closure of all 22 of its youth centres in order to make savings of £1m.

Ofsted highlights value of youth work in social care

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has stressed the value of local authority children's services departments utilising youth workers in social work, suggesting that councils should consider the approach to improve outcomes.