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Pay and Conditions: Unions raise fears over use of revised pay scales in England

18 May 2005, Young People Now

Unions representing the interests of youth workers in negotiations with employers have raised serious concerns about the way revised pay scales are being implemented in some parts of England. At...

Employment: Inclusion scheme helps society save

18 May 2005, Young People Now

A project helping socially excluded young people into work or education is delivering a £3 return to society for every £1 invested, according to an evaluation by an independent think-tank...

Young Offenders: Minister suggests uniform proposal

18 May 2005, Young People Now

Young offenders could be forced to wear uniforms while carrying out community service, Home Office minister Hazel Blears suggested this week. In an interview with The Observer, Blears said the...

Scotland: Edinburgh to create youth commission

18 May 2005, Young People Now

Edinburgh is creating a Commission for Children and Young People in a bid to become the first city in Scotland to be recognised as a Child-Friendly City by the United...

Celebrity endorsed

18 May 2005, Young People Now

Byker Grove stars Alex Beebe, Sarah Lawton and Dominic Beebe (back row, left to right) meet young people at a careers event run by Connexions Tyne and Wear. The event,...

Scotland: Antisocial funding could be withheld

18 May 2005, Young People Now

Scotland's justice minister has threatened to withhold funding from local authorities that fail to impose antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) on teenagers. The Scottish Executive is making £64m available between 2006...

General Election: Fewer young voters went to the polls

18 May 2005, Young People Now

Turnout among 18- to 24-year-old voters in the general election dropped two per cent compared with 2001, according to research company Mori. Exit polls indicated that 37 per cent of...

In Brief: Reshuffle

18 May 2005, Young People Now

Beverley Hughes has replaced Margaret Hodge as minister for children and young people. See Analysis, p8....

In Brief: Hooded tops

18 May 2005, Young People Now

The Children's Society has urged young people to boycott Bluewater after the Kent shopping centre introduced a ban on them wearing hooded tops and baseball caps. See Leader, p15....

In Brief: Drugs

18 May 2005, Young People Now

DrugScope has questioned the validity of a report backing the use of sniffer dogs to check for drugs in schools. www.drugscope.org.uk....