Capital Child Newsletter

Capital Child is a regular e-bulletin produced by the Children and Young People’s Unit in the Mayor’s Office at the Greater London Authority.

This quarterly bulletin aims to provide an easily accessible update on children and young people's work at the GLA and across the Functional Bodies to policy-makers, practitioners and Londoners. Its coverage includes partnership work with local and national government and agencies across all sectors.

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Issue 15 (Autumn 2008)

1. Editorial - new programme of action to tackle youth violence, alongside a range of policy development, good practice sharing seminars and participation initiatives
2. Organisations join the battle with the Mayor and Ministers to end child poverty in London
3. Prevention, Early Intervention and Targeted Youth Support – a City Hall Seminar
4. Young Londoners’ Fund – final assessment
5. Peer Outreach Workers and Lynk Up Crew engaging with young Londoners
6. Young Inspectors report back to Boroughs and Government Office for London on their findings
7. Launch of London Schools Programme for Safety and Cohesion
8. Culture, Sport and the Olympics – new and recent announcements and initiatives
9. Mayor’s Priority Parks Programme – voting opportunities for all Londoners
10. Children ‘missing’ from maintained (state) schools – new GLA research findings
11. London Assembly investigates alcohol misuse by young people
12. A Pan London approach to voluntary and community sector delivery of children and young people’s services

Past Issues

• Issue 1
• Issue 2
• Issue 3
• Issue 4
• Issue 5
• Issue 6
• Issue 7
• Issue 8
• Issue 9
• Issue 10
• Issue 11
• Issue 12
• Issue 13
• Issue 14

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