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




Campaign to curb alcohol adverts on hold
3 Jun 2008The government has postponed further curbs on alcohol advertising and cut- price supermarket drink promotions despite acknowledging in the youth alcohol action plan, published yesterday, that drink advertising and price promotions play a key role in shaping young people's attitudes to alcohol.
August bank holiday could be celebration of Britishness
3 Jun 2008Immigration minister, Liam Byrne, will today set out proposals for the August bank holiday to be turned into a 'Great British weekend' that would allow people permission to celebrate everything they like about the country.
Government launches volunteer strategy consultation
3 Jun 2008Health Secretary Alan Johnson has launched a six-month consultation to improve support for volunteers in the NHS, social care and third sector, and to encourage more volunteering opportunities.
Key report says Labour has failed on youth crime
2 Jun 2008Labour's 10-year strategy for tackling youth crime has failed, according to an internal government report.
ASBOs don't work
2 Jun 2008Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of the Kids Company, gives her opinion on the rise in knife crime among young people and talks about the work of Kids Company in helping troubled young people.
New crackdown on binge drinking by young people
2 Jun 2008The government is to announce new plans to tackle binge drinking by young people today.
Inquiry calls for day off for volunteers
2 Jun 2008A report by the Morgan inquiry, a group of cross-party MPs and volunteering experts, has called for the Department for Work and Pensions to recognise volunteering as a legitimate job-seeking activity for those on unemployment benefits and an annual, flexible day off should be given to employees who want to volunteer.



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