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Following on from Every Child Matters, the Government has now published a Youth Green Paper called Youth Matters (HM Treasury 2005).  The Paper seeks to improve outcomes for all young people (13 to 19 year olds), especially those who are vulnerable.  It aims to restructure young people’s services so that they have more choice and influence, encourage young people to participate in voluntary and community work, provide better information to them on the subjects that interest them and in a way that suits them, and to provide better support to those who need it.

References
HM (Her Majesty’s) Government (2005). Youth matters Cm 6629. The Stationery Office, London.
(Please click here to access the Paper online.)

Related glossary entries
Every Child Matters 
Green Paper