By Stephen Chandler As the e-Government programme bites further into the fabric of public services there is criticism about projects that overrun, budgets that grow out of hand and services that are underused once implemented. Stephen Chandler, who has steered the successful implementation of projects in central government, gives his view of the ingredients that bring success.
Youth Inclusion Programmes are to get government funding to ensure their continuation for the next three years. The Home Office has announced it is making 21 million pounds available.The existing 70 Youth Inclusion Programmes have been set up in the most deprived areas of England and Wales. Each targets 50 young people, aged from13 to 16, who are identified as being most at risk of social exclusion. The programmes provide structured activities and assistance to steer the young people away from crime and anti-social behaviour.
The government has announced an ambitious plan to help widen the skills of all those involved in trying to improve deprived neighbourhoods, including local government officers and councillors.A special website ‘Renewal.net’ has been launched as the central element of a 23-point action plan which targets people working to transform some of England’s poorest areas. Residents, councillors, local and central government officials and regeneration practitioners will all be involved.
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