Mayor says ‘Time for Action’ on youth crime
Mayor Boris Johnson has launched a new action plan to help tackle the root causes of youth crime.
‘Time for Action’ details six key projects that the Mayor will work on with other organisations. These are:
- Supporting young people in custody so that they have options beyond a life of crime.
- Dealing effectively with truancy and helping young people to stay in education.
- Offering extra support to children in care, improving education in deprived inner city areas and helping those who leave
school at 16 develop the skills they need for a successful career.
- Helping young people to build character and take responsibility, working with organisations such as the Scouts, Girl
Guides and Police Cadets.
- Giving young people more opportunities in sport, as well as music and the arts.
- Making sure that the initiatives that work best are put into practice across London, by building a central ‘library’ of information.
The Mayor said: My action plan will provide the Londonwide leadership and co-ordination that has so far been absent in tackling
youth crime.
We must also do much more to give all children a decent start in life. That means better parenting, more work to address truancy and more opportunities for young people to develop their character and through education and sporting activities.
The ‘Time for Action’ report can be downloaded from: www.london.gov.uk/mayor/crime/timeforaction/.
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