The Criminal Records Bureau has published a briefing, Guidance on Safeguarding arrangements during the Scheme review period. Whilst final requirements on individuals to register with the Scheme will depend on the outcome of the review, it is important to note that the requirements introduced by the first phase of the Vetting and Barring Scheme in October 2009 will remain in place. In addition the Criminal Records Bureau has published guidance on the application process.

Tim Loughton MP, Minister for Children and Families has said that the Department for Education is "investigating" ways in which to use payment-by-results to improve cost-effectiveness in children and young people's services.  Full story at CYP Now.

Tim Loughton MP, Minister for Children and Families has spoken to delegates at the Association of Directors of Children's Services' annual conference about youth provision. As reported by Children & Young People Now, Loughton said "I don't think the monopoly that local authorities have over the delivery and commissioning of youth services is necessarily the way to go."

The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) has published Mass Localism: A way to help small communities solve big social challenges. The report examines ways in which the government could stimulate and support more local responses to big social problems, at manageable cost to the public purse.

Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society has said the Big Society Bank , expected to be open by April 2011, will be a wholesaler which will work through and support organisations that are already providing finance to the voluntary sector.

Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education has asked General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) John Dunford to conduct an independent review of the office of the children's commissioner for England. The review will seek a broad spectrum of opinions, including the views of children and young people. A call for evidence to support the review. Visit: Children's Commissioner Review. Closing date 4 October 2010.

The Royal Society of the Arts has published The Woolwich Model: how citizens can tackle antisocial behaviour. The report recommends that residents of high-crime housing estates, youth workers, teachers and housing managers should be trained to tackle anti-social behaviour as part of a "Big Society" drive.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has published Avoiding a Lost Generation: Preparing young people for work now and in the future. The report says that the economic recession had had a disproportionate effect on young people getting jobs, and that a whole generation of young people (aged 16-24) risked being 'scarred' by unemployment.

Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education has announced that the Local Government Association (LGA) and the ADCS would be part of a new ministerial group to advise on the role of the local authority in education and children's services. Gove told the LGA's annual conference in Bournemouth he was keen to hear what they had to say about the role of local authorities "as the government's policies on education and children's services develop".

In May 2010 eleven Youth Work trainees successfully completed a 10 week accredited entry level course in youth work covering topics such as understanding the keys issues in working with young people, acknowledging how own attitudes and values affect youth work, the framework and curriculum of youth work delivery and what contribution they make to local youth work.