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This from Young People Now

Northumberland County Council is considering setting up a separate company to run its integrated youth support service.

Council officials are looking at what combination of elements should be included in the integrated service, which is likely to include the management team for the youth service.

Options include procuring services through a tendering process, setting up a separate business unit for the children's trust, or setting up a company with separate legal status.

It is understood that the local authority has ruled out the option of taking Connexions in-house.

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The ChangeUp hubs are to lose their commissioning powers from Spring next year but have been thrown a lifeline with the announcement that Capacitybuilders will continue to fund them until March 2008.

At its meeting last Wednesday, the Capacitybuilders board adopted a number of recommendations from chief executive Simon Hebditch as to the most effective model for boosting the efficacy of the sector.