Youth work in Preston

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Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a trainee journalist and I would like to know if there are any new youth projects in operation in Preston? Are there any statistics for the number of unemployed teenagers in Preston?

Yours faithfully,

sophie wyllie

Freedom of Information, Lancashire County Council

Dear Ms Wyllie,

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your email, dated 9^th February
2009, in which you request the disclosure of information under the
provisions of the above Act.

We are looking into the matters you have raised and will contact you again
when we are in a position to respond further. Should we envisage any
delays, or require further information from you, we shall contact you as
soon as this becomes apparent.

In the meantime, should you have any queries, do not hesitate to contact
us, quoting ref. MS/099/2009

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information

Lancashire County Council

PO Box 78

County Hall

Preston

PR1 8XJ

Tel: (01772) 531116

Fax: (01772) 530949

Email: [1][Lancashire County Council request email]

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Freedom of Information, Lancashire County Council

Dear Ms Wyllie,

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your email dated 9^th March 2009, we are now in a position to
respond to your request regarding youth projects in Preston and statistics
relating to the number of unemployed teenagers in Preston and have
answered each point of your enquiry below.

S In part one of your enquiry you asked if `there are any new
youth projects in operation in Preston.'

Lancashire County Council's activities and youth projects are available to
view on the following websites:

[1]www.lancsycs.org/Preston/

[2]www.lancsycs.org/go4it%5Fpreston/home.asp

Preston City Council will be able to provide further information relating
to sport groups and other activities from voluntary organisations such as
the Community Network, LYA etc. Preston City Council can be contacted by
following the URL below:

[3]http://www.preston.gov.uk/

S In part two of your enquiry you asked for `the number of
unemployed teenagers in Preston.'

Available NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) - 357 (those
looking for employment, education or training)

Unavailable NEET - 94 (those who are ill, Young Carers, Teenage Parents,
Never economically active)

We trust that our response is to your satisfaction, but in the event that
you wish to complain about the manner in which your enquiry has been
handled, you should write in the first instance to The Freedom of
Information Officer, Lancashire County Council, PO Box 78, County Hall,
Preston PR1 8XJ, or email [4][Lancashire County Council request email]

If, after this stage, you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to refer
the matter to the Information Commissioner, whose contact details are as
follows:

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545700

Email: [5][email address]

Website: [6]http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Should you have any queries about the above, do not hesitate to contact
us.

Yours sincerely,

On behalf of the Freedom of Information Team

Freedom of Information | Access to Information Team

Lancashire County Council, PO Box 78,

County Hall, Preston, PR1 8XJ

Tel: 01772 531116 | Fax: 01772 530949

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