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Is a better diet in custody a recipe for success?

16 October 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

A doctor and writer with the wonderfully exotic name of Theodore Dalrymple once observed that young people coming out of young offender institutions were probably considerably healthier than when they...

I am departing the YJB with a heavy heart

1 October 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

At the end of September, my time on the Youth Justice Board (YJB) came to an end.

How funding regimes maintain the status quo

24 September 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

I was delighted to read that Children in Need is to become more proactive in some elements of its funding strategy (CYP Now, 10-16 September). This is something that is...

In my view

13 August 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

The board game that made sex education fun.

Deliver at crucial moments, not on strategies

7 May 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

As the government churned out another raft of strategies designed to improve services for young people, some of my residual scepticism about reach and effectiveness kicked in.

Why size isn't everything for youth centres

30 April 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

With all the talk about super youth centres, to be partly financed by dormant savings accounts, it might be time for some reflection on the question of size. Of course,...

Where are all these gangs we hear about?

23 April 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

What are these gangs that everyone is so preoccupied about these days? There was a time when there was some consensus that the UK, with the early exception of Glasgow...

The military is not the enemy at the school gate

16 April 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

Almost exactly 20 years ago, the government of the day sought to inject Britain's schoolchildren with the spirit of enterprise.

Fake tan, 'celebrities' and the Prince's Trust

9 April 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

The Prince's Trust has pioneered a number of impressive youth initiatives since its establishment in 1976.

Will sanctions or support ward off trouble?

2 April 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

One element of the "triple track" response in the new Youth Taskforce Action Plan is the idea of non-negotiable support. Some will immediately baulk at the concept: surely support has...