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| Youths 'bored in school holidays' | Youths 'bored in school holidays' |
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| Thousands of teenagers could be wandering the streets over the summer holidays because they have nowhere else to go, a charity has warned. | Thousands of teenagers could be wandering the streets over the summer holidays because they have nowhere else to go, a charity has warned. |
| The 4Children charity found 80% of the 16,000 youngsters surveyed said they had nothing to do outside of school. | The 4Children charity found 80% of the 16,000 youngsters surveyed said they had nothing to do outside of school. |
| And 70% said young people became involved in anti-social behaviour and petty crime because they were bored. | And 70% said young people became involved in anti-social behaviour and petty crime because they were bored. |
| The charity is calling for a national programme of UK youth centres, to provide dedicated space for teenagers. | The charity is calling for a national programme of UK youth centres, to provide dedicated space for teenagers. |
| The charity's report - Make space for youth review - says such centres would give young people the opportunity to socialise and give them access to music, the creative arts, sports facilities, extra classes and specialist support. | The charity's report - Make space for youth review - says such centres would give young people the opportunity to socialise and give them access to music, the creative arts, sports facilities, extra classes and specialist support. |
| We need to create a new generation of services for older children Anne Longfield, 4Children Fudge and boredom in Devon | We need to create a new generation of services for older children Anne Longfield, 4Children Fudge and boredom in Devon |
| It also recommends parents be given the right to request flexible working arrangements, with intensive involvement and support made available for those with troubled teenagers. | It also recommends parents be given the right to request flexible working arrangements, with intensive involvement and support made available for those with troubled teenagers. |
| Other recommendations include intervention teams to work in areas of high deprivation, action on bullying and a new support scheme for young crime victims. | Other recommendations include intervention teams to work in areas of high deprivation, action on bullying and a new support scheme for young crime victims. |
| The review also calls for free public transport and leisure for all under-18s. | The review also calls for free public transport and leisure for all under-18s. |
| The year-long investigation found 60% of young people in deprived areas had been victims of crime in their community. | The year-long investigation found 60% of young people in deprived areas had been victims of crime in their community. |
| More than 70% of 11 to 16-year-olds had witnessed anti-social behaviour in the last year, while 12% belonged to a gang. | More than 70% of 11 to 16-year-olds had witnessed anti-social behaviour in the last year, while 12% belonged to a gang. |
| The findings will be presented to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. | The findings will be presented to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |
| 'Dispossessed generation' | 'Dispossessed generation' |
| "Growing up can be tough and we are simply not doing enough to help the next generation to flourish," said broadcaster and former MP Oona King, who chaired the review. | "Growing up can be tough and we are simply not doing enough to help the next generation to flourish," said broadcaster and former MP Oona King, who chaired the review. |
| "On average we spend 17p for each young person per day on youth services and this has to change. | "On average we spend 17p for each young person per day on youth services and this has to change. |
| "Young people need to be a part of our communities and not doing this costs us billions, dealing with the consequences of anti-social behaviour, crime and violence and even more in the emotional consequences of a dispossessed generation of teenagers." | "Young people need to be a part of our communities and not doing this costs us billions, dealing with the consequences of anti-social behaviour, crime and violence and even more in the emotional consequences of a dispossessed generation of teenagers." |
| Chief executive of 4Children Anne Longfield said: "The Youth Review has discovered an extraordinary consensus with over 16,000 teenagers telling us that many of them feel neglected, bored and without opportunity outside school. | Chief executive of 4Children Anne Longfield said: "The Youth Review has discovered an extraordinary consensus with over 16,000 teenagers telling us that many of them feel neglected, bored and without opportunity outside school. |
| "We need to create a new generation of services for older children with high quality opportunities around youth centres in every neighbourhood linked in to specialist help for those who need it - a Sure Start approach for older children. | "We need to create a new generation of services for older children with high quality opportunities around youth centres in every neighbourhood linked in to specialist help for those who need it - a Sure Start approach for older children. |
| "The teenage years are a crucial stage of development when strong and sometimes negative pathways into adulthood and life chances are formed, and in many cases set." | "The teenage years are a crucial stage of development when strong and sometimes negative pathways into adulthood and life chances are formed, and in many cases set." |
| Children's minister, Beverley Hughes, said that "giving young people positive things to do and places to go, especially in the most deprived communities, is a real priority for this government - that's why we will soon be publishing a 10 year youth strategy. | Children's minister, Beverley Hughes, said that "giving young people positive things to do and places to go, especially in the most deprived communities, is a real priority for this government - that's why we will soon be publishing a 10 year youth strategy. |
| "We know that young people themselves are the most likely to be victims of anti-social behaviour and this needs to be tackled. We've already put £115m directly into the hands of young people, resulting in 650,000 benefiting from new activities and places to go." | "We know that young people themselves are the most likely to be victims of anti-social behaviour and this needs to be tackled. We've already put £115m directly into the hands of young people, resulting in 650,000 benefiting from new activities and places to go." |