Charity to work with GM borough in first project outside of London to support youngsters at risk of a life of crime

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Tameside will become the first borough outside London to work with a charity to help vulnerable youngsters who ‘keep professionals awake at night’ out of a life of crime.

The borough’s executive cabinet has agreed to enter into a partnership with SHiFT, a national charity which aims to improve the chances for young people who are involved or at risk of becoming involved in criminal behaviour.

It will provide training and guidance for staff working in the Tameside Pupil Referral Unit, specifically helping 27 young residents who have been identified by a range of local professionals as being the most vulnerable.

A report to cabinet states that these are the young people who ‘keep them awake at night’. “These will be young people where cycles of harm have established and where many of the factors we know can set people on course for conflict with the law are present,” officers add. READ MORE:Man, 24, arrested on suspicion of 'serious assault' of football referee “These young people will find themselves in circumstances where, despite the best efforts of many services, the desired impact it not being achieved and in most cases the, situation is getting worse.” The ethos of SHiFT is to ‘break the destructive cycle’ of children and young people being caught up in crime.