Youth Issues News

Each weekday The NYA monitors the national press, government press releases, Hansard, parliamentary websites and specialist publications for news and information about young people and youth policy.

This intelligence feeds the work of the Policy, Information and Research team. National press scanned include the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Times, Independent, Times Educational Supplement, and Voice. Comments and feedback welcome - email: Jo Poultney




Grants for new ideas to get people involved in democracy
31 Jul 2008The government has launched a new £150,000 scheme to encourage more people to become involved in local democracy.
Votes at 16
31 Jul 2008Letter in the Guardian, signed by members of various youth organisations including Viv McKee from The National Youth Agency, supporting the government's decision at its national policy forum to back votes at 16.
Violence takes over from shoplifting as the crime women most often commit
31 Jul 2008New figures from the Ministry of Justice has revealed that the number of young women arrested for violent attacks has increased in every age group between 10-17, 18-20 and 21 and over.
MPs tell internet firms to police 'dark side' of web
31 Jul 2008The culture, media and sport committee has called on the internet industry to take more responsibility for protecting young people from harmful digital content relating to abuse, violence and suicide.
Police to be drafted into schools to cut violence
30 Jul 2008Schools minister Andrew Adonis has called on police forces to permanently draft officers into schools to cut violent crime.
Tory plan to smash 'glass walls' around impoverished children
30 Jul 2008The Conservative party has launched a five-point plan to tackle exclusion that keeps by children from disadvantaged backgrounds in poverty.
Announcing NYA Intergenerational work pilots
30 Jul 2008The National Youth Agency’s Youth Action team is seeking expressions of interest from organisations wishing to develop intergenerational work from a youth work perspective.
£400 cash plan to encourage hard-up pupils
29 Jul 2008Gifted and talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are to be given more support designed to unlock their talent and aspirations.
Judges ban jail restraints after child deaths
29 Jul 2008The court of appeal has outlawed the use of physical restraint of young people in order to maintain control in privately run jails.
Teachers still in the dark over new diplomas, union leader says
29 Jul 2008The union Voice claims that teachers lack sufficient information to teach the government's new diploma qualification.



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