Policy for Managers & Staff

Area Based Grant 2010-11 Children's Services Grants - Includes funding for services such as Connexions, Positive Activities for young people, Choice advisers, and Teenage pregnancy as part of Local Authority Children's Services Revenue Funding: 2010-11.

Drawing the Line: A report on the Government’s Vetting and Barring Scheme - This report takes into account concerns about the scheme and checks that the Government have drawn the line in the right place in relation to the requirement to register with the ISA.

Raising the Participation Age: supporting local areas to deliver – This document sets out what local authorities need to do to by 2013 and what DCSF will do nationally to support them.

Building Britain’s Recovery: Achieving Full Employment - This Paper sets out proposals to tackle the effects of the recession and to get people back to full employment. It also announces measures to ensure the recession does not give young people the worst possible start to their working lives.

The Pre Budget Report has been published and includes several points affecting young people, including: guaranteed access to a job, work experience or training to all 18-24s who have been claiming JSA for 6 months, with mandatory access from 10 months. Click here to view the full report.

Apprenticeships in England: Different types and levels- Briefing document highlighting apprenticeship headline figures and the different types of apprenticeships available. Read more.