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•l provide additional investment for positive activities programmes in 2008–09 in 15 local
authorities particularly affected by gang culture; and
•l work on ways to better identify and support young victims of crime as a key part of the
forthcoming plan to tackle youth crime.
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The evidence tells us that through creating attractive places where more families go to spend
leisure time, levels of anti-social behaviour will naturally decrease. Therefore, government’s
proposal to invest £235 million in creating more attractive places to play for children and
families will, by itself, help to create safer public spaces.
Play England
Road safety
“I’m not allowed to walk or cycle far because of the dangers on the road. It’s often quite noisy and
sometimes doesn’t smell too nice.” (Member of DCSF Children and Youth Board)
“You can’t play outside as there are lots of fast cars speeding round corners.” (Member of DCSF
Children and Youth Board)
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Since 1994-98, the number of children aged 0-15 killed or seriously injured in road accidents in
Great Britain has fallen by more than 50 per cent, to 3,294 in 2006 – of these children, 169 were
killed. The Department for Transport’s (DfT) child road safety strategy (February 2007) sets out
details of how government is working to continue to improve levels of child road safety.
A significant part of improving road safety is about improving people’s skills and behaviour
when out using the roads. This includes the behaviour of children themselves, their parents and
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