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Youth Zones ‘worth £2 for every £1 invested'

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A chain of state-of the-art youth facilities is delivering £2 of social benefits for every £1 spent on operating costs, researchers have claimed.

Youth service mutual to be governed by young people

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people using local services are to be involved in the governance of the Knowsley Youth Mutual in a pioneering move to ensure its services are fit for purpose.

Labour ditches statutory youth services pledge

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour has controversially shelved plans to require all councils to provide a minimum level of youth services.

Youth workers witness surge in mental health problems

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Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth workers are experiencing a marked increase in numbers of young people with mental health problems, the head of a major youth organisation has warned.

Councils begin to develop youth innovation zones

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Devolving power to frontline staff and placing young people at the centre of decision-making will be central to delivering youth services in the newly announced "youth innovation zones".

Youth work report highlights national challenges

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Monday, June 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The coalition government's youth strategy is beset with poor-quality commissioning and a failure to recognise the benefits of a universal service, a report claims.

Regional youth work units defiant in the face of cuts

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Friday, August 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Regional youth work unit leaders say they have survived three years of cuts and are now increasing young people's involvement in service delivery.

NE Lincolnshire considers youth service overhaul

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| CYP Now

An overhaul of North East Lincolnshire's youth services will see the department's budget cut by a quarter.

Drug education charity backs youth club ban on energy drinks

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Monday, July 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The decision to ban energy drinks at a youth project in Hull has received the backing of a drugs education charity.

Unite blasts youth policy proposals

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has been accused of ignoring sector concerns over youth services just weeks before it is due to publish a youth policy statement.

Daily roundup: School places, mental health, and troubled families

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities make progress on school places, rise in mental health concerns for education staff, and Reading Council hits troubled families target, all in the news today.

Loughton urges Cabinet Office to promote good youth work

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Friday, July 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Former children's minister Tim Loughton has called on the Cabinet Office to take the lead in highlighting good youth work across the country after a survey by that department revealed youth service spend has slumped by 22 per cent in just two years.

Youth sector demands legislation to protect services

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Friday, May 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth organisations are launching a major lobbying campaign to protect youth services after unveiling draft legislation it wants the government to adopt.