By Marilyn Taylor, Mandy Wilson, Derrick Purdue and Pete Wilde. Many new policies to close the gap between the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods and the rest of society have been launched in the last ten years. In 2002 the Joseph Rowntree Foundation launched its Neighbourhood Programme to support community groups and organisations in 20 neighbourhoods. The authors distil the learning from programme for local councils, their partners, community organisations and for government at national and regional level.
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Local authorities around the country are to run pilot projects that could see children staying in care after they are sixteen rather than being asked to leave before they are ready to live independently. The Government wants to end what it sees as poor practice and the pilots will look at the best ways to plan care around the young people’s needs.
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