More than 1,000 Leeds teenagers ‘lost’ in system with fears they've been 'sucked into life of crime'
Concerns have been raised after it was revealed the education or work status of more than 1,000 young people in Leeds is unknown.
She told councillors: “We do have more work do on this. We’re looking at more than 1,000 children here and that’s of a concern to us.” However, the Labour administration’s executive member for education, Councillor Jonathan Pryor, said not every young person whose status is unknown would be in trouble. He told the board: “A lot of those children who are ‘not knowns’ will be in a perfectly good place.
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