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Budget 2004: Centrepoint welcomes plans to change youth benefits system

24 March 2004, Young People Now

Social exclusion and homelessness charity Centrepoint hailed Government plans to overhaul benefits for 16- to 19-year-olds as a breakthrough last week. Centrepoint chief executive Anthony Lawton described the changes, unveiled...

Government plans volunteer strategy

24 March 2004, Young People Now

The Treasury and Home Office are to develop a strategy to encourage young people to volunteer, Chancellor Gordon Brown said in last week's Budget. A commission headed by Scottish Power...

Education funding will pay for reforms

24 March 2004, Young People Now

A Budget boost for education funding will bankroll the Government's reforms of young people's services. Education secretary Charles Clarke said the £7.38bn increase, spread over three years, would provide the...

YPN to publish training and courses guide

24 March 2004, Young People Now

Young People Now is publishing the second edition of its directory of training providers and courses in May. The Guide to Training and Courses 2004/05 is intended for prospective students...

Northern Ireland: Mentors project to stamp out racism

24 March 2004, Young People Now

Young people from across religious and ethnic divisions in south Belfast are being mentored in a new project to help tackle the growing problem of racist violence. Around 50 young...

Young offenders: Intensive scheme extended to a year

24 March 2004, Young People Now

A yearlong version of a scheme targeting the most persistent and serious young offenders in England and Wales is being piloted across the country. Eleven youth offending teams are trialling...

Arts beat: Healing in the community

24 March 2004, Young People Now

Three years after the Burnley riots, young people in the Lancashire town are turning to music to foster community spirit. The borough council awarded Burnley Youth Theatre £38,000 to run...

In brief: Prison review

24 March 2004, Young People Now

The use of prison for under-16s in Scotland is to be reviewed, Scottish justice minister Cathy Jamieson said last week. The review follows a doubling in the number of under-16s...

In brief: Skills council

24 March 2004, Young People Now

SkillsActive, the sector skills council for sports and play workers, opened a Scottish branch last week....

In brief: Young offenders

24 March 2004, Young People Now

The Government has beaten its 71-day target for the time it takes persistent young offenders to move from arrest to sentence, 2003 figures reveal. The average time in 2003 was...