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A revised edition of Getting maternity services right for pregnant teenagers and young fathers has been published (November 2009). See Guidance page for more information.
The Government response to the 5th annual report of the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group (TPIAG) was published on 11 November 2009. The Government welcomes the recommendations made in TPIAG’s 5th annual report and has taken most of them forward, including making sex and relationship education statutory within Personal, social, health and economic education from 2011, and is investing more than £45 million in improving young people’s awareness and access to effective contraception.
On 26 February 2009, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo and Young People's Minister Beverley Hughes announced an extra £20.5 million to help young people get better access to contraception, support for teenagers and to raise awareness of the risks of unprotected sex. For more information, read the full press notice and download the Under-18 Conception Statistics 1998-2007, also published on 26 February 2009.
On 23 October 2008, the DCSF published the report on the delivery of Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) in schools, and the Government response to the report. For more information, and to download the documents, go to the TeacherNet website.
The Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy (TPIAG) published its fifth annual report on 16 July 2008. TPIAG makes recommendations to Government on implementing the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy.
This area of the Every Child Matters website provides resources for local areas and all agencies working on tackling both the causes and the consequences of teenage pregnancy.
You can download the key guidance supporting the strategy from this page. Further resources are available at the links below:
- About the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy
An overview of the strategy, including key factors for reducing teenage pregnancy. - Further guidance
Other guidance for local authorities and primary care trusts. - Statistics
The latest Office of National Statistics data, with additional supporting resources. - Research
The Teenage Pregnancy Unit has an ongoing programme of research to inform implementation and further development of the strategy at both national and local levels.
Key guidance
Teenage pregnancy prevention and support: A self-assessment toolkit for local performance management (May 2009)
This self assessment toolkit is designed to help local areas monitor and performance manage the implementation of their teenage pregnancy strategies to ensure actions are in line with the key guidance issued by the DCSF and the Department of Health (DH) to local authorities and primary care trusts (PCTs).
Teenage Pregnancy Next Steps: Guidance for Local Authorities and Primary Care Trusts on Effective Delivery of Local Strategies (July 2006)
The main guidance supporting the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy.
Teenage Parents Next Steps: Guidance for Local Authorities and Primary Care Trusts (July 2007)
Associated documents
Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group: Annual report 2008
More cash for contraception
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Last updated on 27/11/2009
