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Home Office crime plan: Blunkett extends the scope of youth inclusion programmes

21 July 2004, Young People Now

David Blunkett this week embraced youth work methods as a means of cutting youth offending when he revealed his five-year plan to fight crime. In the Home Office's strategic plan,...

Specialist antisocial courts to roll out

21 July 2004, Young People Now

Antisocial behaviour courts are to be introduced across England and Wales following trials in 10 pilot areas. In its five-year strategic plan, the Home Office said the courts would cover...

Ex-offenders to get resettlement group

21 July 2004, Young People Now

A national steering group is to look at addressing the problems facing young offenders who struggle to resettle after coming out of custody. Key concerns for the group will include...

Home Office crime plan: What's in the plan

21 July 2004, Young People Now

- Youth justice system to reduce crime by 1.5% by 2008 - Capacity for electronic tagging to double - ISSPs to be developed - At least 50% more programmes for...

Sport: Funding confusion for organisations

21 July 2004, Young People Now

Doubts over funding increases for youth sport promised in the spending review have been raised by a leading sport organisation. In last week's review, Chancellor Gordon Brown announced that an...

CONNEXIONS: Head of Sheffield Futures quits post

21 July 2004, Young People Now

Disputes over staff redundancies earlier this year led Jim Reid, chief executive of Sheffield Futures, to resign last month. Reid said he felt his association with job cuts would hold...

Arts beat

21 July 2004, Young People Now

Global extravaganza A yearlong effort involving 150 young people from eight countries, including Jordan, Scotland, Bangladesh and Malaysia, will end on stage next week with 11 plays performed in Manchester....

In brief: Chief Scout

21 July 2004, Young People Now

Peter Duncan, the ex-Blue Peter presenter, is the Scouting movement's new Chief Scout. Duncan will promote the organisation for five years....

In brief: Air Cadets scheme

21 July 2004, Young People Now

Disadvantaged young people in inner-city schools are developing life skills through an Air Cadets initiative. www.aircadets.org....

In brief: Youth debt soars

21 July 2004, Young People Now

The number of 18- to 20-year-olds with debt problems has increased tenfold since 2002, Consumer Credit Counselling Service figures revealed last week. www.creditaction.org.uk....