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Wales: Lead youth agency in Wales to be closed in service shake-up

8 December 2004, Young People Now

The Wales Youth Agency is to be replaced by a youth support team based within the Welsh Assembly Government in 2006. Elizabeth Williams, head of the government's pupil participation division,...

Funding: Youth services will get an extra £32m

8 December 2004, Young People Now

The Government is to give local authorities an extra £31.8m for youth and community work in the 2005-2006 financial year. The increase, which is up 5.9 per cent on the...

Connexions: Partnerships fail to communicate role

8 December 2004, Young People Now

A study of three Connexions partnerships has found wide variation in their progress towards working with other services. The research was carried out by from the Centre for Economic and...

Youth Services: Inspections may be cut under reforms

8 December 2004, Young People Now

Youth services are to be inspected fewer times and will undergo less arduous assessments under Government plans to improve the wellbeing of children and young people. The Framework for the...

Arts beat: Crowd pleasers

8 December 2004, Young People Now

Figure of Speech whip up the crowd at THE WORKS, a showcase of young musical talent to mark World Aids Day. The Hertfordshire Youth Service-organised event featured four bands and...

Voluntary Sector: Core funding to be part of project bids

8 December 2004, Young People Now

The Government last week promised to make it easier for voluntary and community youth organisations to access funding to cover running costs. From April 2005, the Government will make it...

Youth Services: Merton criticised in Ofsted evaluation

8 December 2004, Young People Now

Merton Youth Service provides an inadequate service and its weaknesses significantly outweigh its strengths, reported Ofsted this week. Inspectors found that one-third of the work they observed in the south...

In Brief: Housing grant

8 December 2004, Young People Now

The Government has released £1.7bn for the 2005-06 Supporting People Grant to help vulnerable groups with housing issues. www.spkweb.org.uk....

In Brief: Ofsted inspections

8 December 2004, Young People Now

Ofsted has published inspections of Leeds and Oxfordshire's youth services. www.ofsted.gov.uk....

In Brief: Prison inspection

8 December 2004, Young People Now

Portland Young Offender Institution, Dorset, has been criticised by inspectors for making inmates empty their excrement from cells, a practice banned more than 10 years ago. www.homeoffice.gov.uk....