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| Riot report reveals '500,000 forgotten families' | Riot report reveals '500,000 forgotten families' |
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| A lack of support and opportunity for young people contributed to the outbreak of riots in England last summer, an independent report says. | A lack of support and opportunity for young people contributed to the outbreak of riots in England last summer, an independent report says. |
| The Riots, Communities and Victims Panel, set up last year, highlights "500,000 forgotten families". | The Riots, Communities and Victims Panel, set up last year, highlights "500,000 forgotten families". |
| Poor parenting, an inability to prevent reoffending, and a lack of confidence in the police were also cited. | Poor parenting, an inability to prevent reoffending, and a lack of confidence in the police were also cited. |
| Schools which fail to teach pupils to read and write should be fined, it said. | Schools which fail to teach pupils to read and write should be fined, it said. |
| The report is just one of several investigating the causes of the riots - which spread after the death of Mark Duggan in Tottenham on 4 August. | The report is just one of several investigating the causes of the riots - which spread after the death of Mark Duggan in Tottenham on 4 August. |
| The panel published its interim report last November which said the initial riots had been triggered by the police's handling of Mr Duggan's death. | The panel published its interim report last November which said the initial riots had been triggered by the police's handling of Mr Duggan's death. |
| This second stage of the report was due to be published on Wednesday, but was leaked early. | This second stage of the report was due to be published on Wednesday, but was leaked early. |
| 'Poor parenting' | 'Poor parenting' |
| It said: "Families aren't getting the support they need." | It said: "Families aren't getting the support they need." |
| It supported an existing programme to help troubled families, but found overlap with those involved in the riots was limited. | It supported an existing programme to help troubled families, but found overlap with those involved in the riots was limited. |
| Last summer's days of disturbances followed a fatal shooting by police in London. | Last summer's days of disturbances followed a fatal shooting by police in London. |
| But the trouble spread to several other parts of England and this report says the roots of the riots lie in problems shared between those cities. | But the trouble spread to several other parts of England and this report says the roots of the riots lie in problems shared between those cities. |
| There are young people on the streets of Salford, Manchester, Birmingham and beyond who will all tell you that unemployment is a trap they can't escape. | There are young people on the streets of Salford, Manchester, Birmingham and beyond who will all tell you that unemployment is a trap they can't escape. |
| However, there are people in those neighbourhoods who insist that those same young people aren't doing enough to help themselves. | However, there are people in those neighbourhoods who insist that those same young people aren't doing enough to help themselves. |
| The owner of a Manchester shop badly damaged in the riots pointed to the long criminal records of many convicted of involvement in the rioting. | The owner of a Manchester shop badly damaged in the riots pointed to the long criminal records of many convicted of involvement in the rioting. |
| "Crime is their job," he told me. | "Crime is their job," he told me. |
| He pointed at long sentences being the best deterrent, although he accepted finding ways of properly rehabilitating those involved was important. | He pointed at long sentences being the best deterrent, although he accepted finding ways of properly rehabilitating those involved was important. |
| However, practically helping families to leave what the panel calls 'the bottom of society' will take a great deal of work and resources from public services already facing cuts. | However, practically helping families to leave what the panel calls 'the bottom of society' will take a great deal of work and resources from public services already facing cuts. |
| "Government and local public services should develop a strategy incorporating the principles of the Troubled Families Programme to help 500,000 'forgotten families' turn their lives around," it said. | "Government and local public services should develop a strategy incorporating the principles of the Troubled Families Programme to help 500,000 'forgotten families' turn their lives around," it said. |
| Up to 15,000 people were believed to have taken part in the riots - with the majority of those aged under 24 and with poor academic records, the report said. | Up to 15,000 people were believed to have taken part in the riots - with the majority of those aged under 24 and with poor academic records, the report said. |
| The communities the panel spoke to blamed the riots on poor parenting. | The communities the panel spoke to blamed the riots on poor parenting. |
| Complex reasons | Complex reasons |
| The panel's chairman Darra Singh said: "We must give everyone a stake in society. There are people 'bumping along the bottom', unable to change their lives. When people don't feel they have a reason to stay out of trouble, the consequences for communities can be devastating. | The panel's chairman Darra Singh said: "We must give everyone a stake in society. There are people 'bumping along the bottom', unable to change their lives. When people don't feel they have a reason to stay out of trouble, the consequences for communities can be devastating. |
| "The causes of the riots were complex and there is not one thing that will prevent them from happening again." | "The causes of the riots were complex and there is not one thing that will prevent them from happening again." |
| The wide-ranging report called for the criminal justice system to not only punish those who committed offences but also to make sure they do not do it again. | The wide-ranging report called for the criminal justice system to not only punish those who committed offences but also to make sure they do not do it again. |
| The panel recommended schools which fail to raise pupils' literacy rates to the required minimum standard for their age should face a financial penalty. | The panel recommended schools which fail to raise pupils' literacy rates to the required minimum standard for their age should face a financial penalty. |
| It also said they should demonstrate how they are building pupils' characters, and give careers advice to each child. | It also said they should demonstrate how they are building pupils' characters, and give careers advice to each child. |
| It made dozens of recommendations including: | It made dozens of recommendations including: |
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| It also urged the government to play a bigger role and "provide a job guarantee for all young people who have been out of work for two years or more". | It also urged the government to play a bigger role and "provide a job guarantee for all young people who have been out of work for two years or more". |
| The Met Police were urged to be more transparent about how and why they use their stop and search powers. | The Met Police were urged to be more transparent about how and why they use their stop and search powers. |
| The panel said: "In our view, by improving the quality of minor encounters, the Met can dramatically improve their relationships with communities." | The panel said: "In our view, by improving the quality of minor encounters, the Met can dramatically improve their relationships with communities." |
| Advertising pressure | Advertising pressure |
| The panel said it had surveyed local neighbourhoods in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Luton and found 85% of those questioned felt "advertising puts pressure on young people to own the latest products". | The panel said it had surveyed local neighbourhoods in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Luton and found 85% of those questioned felt "advertising puts pressure on young people to own the latest products". |
| A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government refused to comment because the report has not been officially published yet. | A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government refused to comment because the report has not been officially published yet. |
| He said: "We do not comment on leaked documents." | He said: "We do not comment on leaked documents." |
| David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham said the report's focus on the role of schools was "a bit unfair" but he needed to see the report. | David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham said the report's focus on the role of schools was "a bit unfair" but he needed to see the report. |
| "Of course there are issues in our schools, but it is so easy when things go wrong to point to a big institution and say the schools should do more. | "Of course there are issues in our schools, but it is so easy when things go wrong to point to a big institution and say the schools should do more. |
| "I would place more emphasis on family life, on parents and on community." | "I would place more emphasis on family life, on parents and on community." |
| The shadow higher education minister stressed a significant proportion of those rioting were not school age. | The shadow higher education minister stressed a significant proportion of those rioting were not school age. |
| "They were adults, they were men, they were people into their 30s and 40s who did not feel they had a sufficient stake in society and were certainly prepared to stick two fingers up at society as a whole." | "They were adults, they were men, they were people into their 30s and 40s who did not feel they had a sufficient stake in society and were certainly prepared to stick two fingers up at society as a whole." |
| Children's Society policy director Enver Solomon said: "We know from our work that there is a significant link between a child's material deprivation and their overall life satisfaction." | Children's Society policy director Enver Solomon said: "We know from our work that there is a significant link between a child's material deprivation and their overall life satisfaction." |
| Panel chairman Darra Singh said he was unhappy the report was leaked: "We are disappointed that Sky News has leaked contents from a near-final version of the Riots Communities and Victims Panel's final report, which is due to be published tomorrow and is still being finalised. | Panel chairman Darra Singh said he was unhappy the report was leaked: "We are disappointed that Sky News has leaked contents from a near-final version of the Riots Communities and Victims Panel's final report, which is due to be published tomorrow and is still being finalised. |
| "Our remit was to give a voice to the communities and victims of the August riots. This leak has impacted on our ability to ensure they receive the widest possible audience," he said. | "Our remit was to give a voice to the communities and victims of the August riots. This leak has impacted on our ability to ensure they receive the widest possible audience," he said. |