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| Excluded youths 'cost £6m a week' | Excluded youths 'cost £6m a week' |
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| A generation of jobless young people is costing Scotland almost £6m a week in lost earnings, a report claims. | A generation of jobless young people is costing Scotland almost £6m a week in lost earnings, a report claims. |
| The joint study by the Prince's Trust and Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) into the "cost of exclusion" also said youth crime cost £92m a year. | The joint study by the Prince's Trust and Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) into the "cost of exclusion" also said youth crime cost £92m a year. |
| Prince's Trust Scotland director Geraldine Gammell said almost one in five young people was not in work, education or training. | |
| She said it was a "dreadful waste of human potential". | She said it was a "dreadful waste of human potential". |
| The report's finding are based on research conducted by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. | The report's finding are based on research conducted by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. |
| Youth justice | Youth justice |
| It said there were about 35,000 young people from Scotland with no qualifications, costing the country about £1.2bn in lost earnings. | It said there were about 35,000 young people from Scotland with no qualifications, costing the country about £1.2bn in lost earnings. |
| It also revealed that every year an estimated 70,000 school-age offenders enter the youth justice system across the UK, a proportion of them costing Scotland £92m every year. | It also revealed that every year an estimated 70,000 school-age offenders enter the youth justice system across the UK, a proportion of them costing Scotland £92m every year. |
| The Prince's Trust charity works with 14 to 25-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law. | The Prince's Trust charity works with 14 to 25-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law. |
| Ms Gammell said: "Only by helping young people in Scotland develop new skills and get back into work can we make a real investment in our country." | Ms Gammell said: "Only by helping young people in Scotland develop new skills and get back into work can we make a real investment in our country." |
| RBS economist David Fenton added: "A strong economy and low unemployment continue to mask the true cost of youth exclusion. | RBS economist David Fenton added: "A strong economy and low unemployment continue to mask the true cost of youth exclusion. |
| "With the right support, this lost generation can make a significant contribution to the health of the UK economy." | "With the right support, this lost generation can make a significant contribution to the health of the UK economy." |