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Government rejects bus discounts for young people

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Monday, February 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has rejected calls to create a national bus travel discount scheme for young people under the age of 18.

Councils slash youth services spending by a quarter

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authority spending on youth services has dropped by more than 25 per cent in the space of just a year, government figures have revealed.

Sector raises 'huge concerns' over government approach to youth policy

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

A lack of government interest in youth services is marginalising young people and risks triggering social unrest, leading figures in the sector have warned.

Gove ‘fails to visit any youth project' during time at DfE

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Monday, January 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has failed to visit a single youth project in his two and a half years in charge of the Department for Education, a list drawn up by civil servants has revealed.

Two thirds of police and crime commissioners pledge to consult young people

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Two thirds of newly elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs) have pledged to take young people's views into account when drawing up local plans.

BYC reports rising turnout at youth elections

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth elections in the UK are becoming increasingly popular with rising numbers of young people voting, according to British Youth Council (BYC) statistics.

Ofsted to advise on youth inspections

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Efforts to enable young people to audit local authority youth services are to be supported by Ofsted and the British Youth Council (BYC), it has been confirmed.

Youth select committee calls for child fares for all under-18s

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Monday, November 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people should not have to pay adult fares for public transport until they reach the age of 18, according to a youth group set up to hold parliament to account.

Youth work office space scheme gets funding boost

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Friday, November 2, 2012

| CYP Now

An initiative that gives young people the opportunity to set up youth projects and businesses in disused office spaces has received a funding injection.

Conservative conference: Hurd seeks accreditation for youth scheme participants

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Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people who take part in youth programmes such as the National Citizen Service (NCS) should receive some kind of formal recognition for their efforts, the minister for civil society has said.

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

| CYP Now

The children's commissioner for Wales has called for urgent action to protect youth services, amid fears that young people are suffering as a result of swingeing cuts.

Young people to train police in bid to improve relations

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people are to develop and run training sessions for police in three London boroughs as part of a pilot scheme to improve community relations.

High levels of youth participation reported across England

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Monday, September 17, 2012

| CYP Now

The majority of local authorities run specialist participation initiatives to engage local young people at risk of being marginalised, research has found.

Serco consortium wins six NCS contracts

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium including private sector firm Serco has won six of 19 regional contracts to deliver the government's National Citizen Service (NCS) scheme, it has been announced.

Police commissioner plan to involve young people wins praise

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Monday, September 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to give young people a say over policing in Warwickshire should be replicated nationally, youth work professionals have said.

Commission on Youth reveals scope of its year-long inquiry

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Friday, August 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people's relationship with the authorities, family structures, and participation will be the focus of the year-long Commission on Youth, it has emerged.

Concern over Serco involvement in NCS bid

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised over the involvement of private sector firm Serco in a consortium bidding for contracts to run the National Citizen Service.

Mental health and youth employment make UK Youth Parliament manifesto for 2013

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Calls to improve mental health services, boost employment opportunities and provide young people with education on their legal rights have all made it onto the UK Youth Parliament's (UKYP) manifesto for 2013.

Department of Energy and Climate Change youth advisory panel set for axe

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A youth advisory panel established to communicate young people's views on environmental matters to the government is to be scrapped, it has been confirmed.

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

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Monday, July 23, 2012

| CYP Now

A London borough is poised to launch the first employee-led youth services mutual after the concept was rubberstamped by politicians.

Tool to help youth sector prove its worth unveiled

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Moves to boost investment in youth work have taken a step forward with the publication of a guide to help the sector measure outcomes.

Revised youth service guidance still too vague, sector says

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Monday, July 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Guidance on local youth provision remains too vague according to leading youth sector figures, despite revisions made following a consultation.

Young person's bus card under consideration, youth select committee hears

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Monday, July 16, 2012

| CYP Now

A Department for Transport minister is considering the introduction of a young person's bus card, the youth select committee has heard during its inquiry into affordable and accessible transport for young people.

Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Young campaigners are lobbying the Welsh government to introduce a "living wage" for Wales, highlighting the plight of children whose parents are working but remain below the poverty line.

Youth action drive launched in UK following success in America

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The youth volunteering charity V Inspired has launched a drive to encourage social action among young people by adopting a concept from the United States.

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Government rejects bus discounts for young people

Councils slash youth services spending by a quarter

Sector raises 'huge concerns' over government approach to youth policy

Gove ‘fails to visit any youth project' during time at DfE

Two thirds of police and crime commissioners pledge to consult young people

BYC reports rising turnout at youth elections

Ofsted to advise on youth inspections

Youth select committee calls for child fares for all under-18s

Youth work office space scheme gets funding boost

Conservative conference: Hurd seeks accreditation for youth scheme participants

Children's commissioner for Wales attacks youth service cuts

Young people to train police in bid to improve relations

High levels of youth participation reported across England

Serco consortium wins six NCS contracts

Police commissioner plan to involve young people wins praise

Commission on Youth reveals scope of its year-long inquiry

Concern over Serco involvement in NCS bid

Mental health and youth employment make UK Youth Parliament manifesto for 2013

Department of Energy and Climate Change youth advisory panel set for axe

Pioneering youth service mutual gets green light

Tool to help youth sector prove its worth unveiled

Revised youth service guidance still too vague, sector says

Young person's bus card under consideration, youth select committee hears

Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge

Youth action drive launched in UK following success in America

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