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Lib Dems to vote on statutory youth services

Friday, September 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrats will this month vote on whether to pursue a policy of making local authorities provide a statutory youth service.

Kids Company: Bristol venue to close next week

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A Kids Company centre in Bristol that was kept open by the local authority following the collapse of the children's charity will close next week, it has been announced.

Kids Company: Government warned of 'serious' financial concerns

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Monday, August 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Concerns about the finances of Kids Company were flagged up to government 18 months ago, it has emerged.

Kids Company: Charity Commission launches probe

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Friday, August 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The Charity Commission has announced it has launched an official investigation into children's charity Kids Company.

Call for young people to decide youth parliament debate topics

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Friday, August 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is calling for young people to give their views on topics that should be discussed at its annual debate.

Councils "take easy option" to cut youth services, says youth minister

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

A "set in their ways" mindset has seen local authorities take the "easy option" of cutting youth services, minister for civil society Rob Wilson has said.

London borough hives off youth service provision to charities

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Friday, July 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Two charities have been chosen to deliver youth services in the London Borough of Wandsworth after the local authority opted to outsource provision.

Institute for Youth Work sets out independence plans

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

| CYP Now

The Institute for Youth Work (IYW) has outlined plans to become an independent organisation, which it hopes will help boost membership numbers.

Campaigners vow to mobilise against youth work and play cuts

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

A campaign group has launched to prevent further cuts to youth centres and adventure playgrounds across the capital, vowing to stand united in the face of any attempts to reduce funding.

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

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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 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.

Councils continue to fail CSE victims, study finds

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils are failing to identify and support child sexual exploitation (CSE) victims due to a lack of investment in youth counselling services, a study into a government-backed initiative has claimed.

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.

Early intervention chief: Youth sector fails to prove value

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Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

The youth sector is yet to prove the value of its work as pressure on budgets intensifies, the chief of an organisation set up by government to promote early intervention has claimed.

Labour promises 'root and branch' review of youth services

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Friday, April 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The Labour Party has pledged to carry out a fundamental review of youth service provision if it wins the general election.

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.

Ambition and Chyps confirm merger

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services (Chyps) will merge with youth charity Ambition from 1 April, it has been announced.

Trafford looks to create a youth trust as cuts bite

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Monday, February 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Trafford Borough Council is seeking to establish a youth trust to run local youth services as it looks to slash £3.2m from its early help provision for children and young people.

Manchester set for UK's first LGBT school

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A youth work charity has unveiled plans to establish the UK's first ever school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people in Manchester.

Councils redeploy youth workers to social care roles, warns report

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Monday, January 12, 2015

| CYP Now

The demise of universal youth services is resulting in youth workers taking on more social work-focused roles, according to a new report.

Airport windfall set to save Manchester youth services

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Friday, January 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Some at-risk youth services in Manchester could be saved from closure after the city council received an unexpected payout from its share of Manchester Airport.

Councils slash youth and children's centre spend by £200m

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Friday, December 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and youth services has been slashed by more than £200m in the space of a year, government figures show.

YMCA detached youth work project bridges gap left by youth cuts

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Cuts to local authority youth services are putting increasing pressure on street-based services, YMCA England has warned.

Rob Wilson's commitment to young people questioned

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth sector figures have questioned Cabinet Office minister Rob Wilson's commitment to young people after he refused to back an early day motion (EDM) calling for youth services to be made statutory.

Youth minister Rob Wilson rejects statutory services motion

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister for civil society Rob Wilson has refused to back an early day motion (EDM) calling for youth services to be made statutory.

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Lib Dems to vote on statutory youth services

Kids Company: Bristol venue to close next week

Kids Company: Government warned of 'serious' financial concerns

Kids Company: Charity Commission launches probe

Call for young people to decide youth parliament debate topics

Councils "take easy option" to cut youth services, says youth minister

London borough hives off youth service provision to charities

Institute for Youth Work sets out independence plans

Campaigners vow to mobilise against youth work and play cuts

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

Youth sector demands legislation to protect services

Councils continue to fail CSE victims, study finds

Youth workers witness surge in mental health problems

Early intervention chief: Youth sector fails to prove value

Labour promises 'root and branch' review of youth services

Labour ditches statutory youth services pledge

Ambition and Chyps confirm merger

Trafford looks to create a youth trust as cuts bite

Manchester set for UK's first LGBT school

Councils redeploy youth workers to social care roles, warns report

Airport windfall set to save Manchester youth services

Councils slash youth and children's centre spend by £200m

YMCA detached youth work project bridges gap left by youth cuts

Rob Wilson's commitment to young people questioned

Youth minister Rob Wilson rejects statutory services motion

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