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




Youngsters to be made to work to stop them turning to crime, say Tories
29 Jul 2008The Conservative Party is about to announce plans to steer young people away from gangs.
Labour forum backs voting age of 16
28 Jul 2008A Labour forum has supported extending the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds.
Sex education 'must become compulsory in schools'
28 Jul 2008The Telegraph reports that a government funded report by the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV recommends compulsory sex education and that young people from the age of 11 should be taught about sexually transmitted diseases and contraception.
No youth issues news to report
25 Jul 2008There are no youth issues news items to report today.
'Universal offer' for continued education and training
24 Jul 2008The government has unveiled that from this autumn, all eighteen-year-olds will be eligible for the new 'universal offer' of government support for continued education.
Johnson calls for national movement to tackle obesity
24 Jul 2008Health Secretary Alan Johnson has called for a national movement to tackle the growing problem of obesity.
Low uptake mars chlamydia testing
24 Jul 2008The BBC claims that the chlamydia screening programme in England reached just a third of the people it should have in its first full year.
Talking about sex at 11 can reduce teenage pregnancies
24 Jul 2008A report that will form the basis of a national campaign has identified the ages from 11 to 14 as the essential time for parents to talk to their children about sex and relationships.
Immigration and social cohesion in the UK report
23 Jul 2008A new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation explores the relationship between recent immigration and social cohesion in the context of other social and economic transformations that affect everyday life for those living in the UK.
'A fifth of teens' carry a weapon
23 Jul 2008A survey of 1,426 14 and 15-year-olds by researchers at Portsmouth University for Hampshire police found that almost one in five pupils surveyed said they had carried a weapon in the past year, but that only 5 per cent took these to school.



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