Connexions (agency)

[1] There were Connexions Centres around the country – usually several in each county – which offered support and advice on topics including education, housing, health, relationships, drugs and finance.

A 2010 research report by the National Youth Agency and the Local Government Association[3] noted that some young people were unclear about the role and function of Connexions, although those who had interacted with the service were generally positive about it.

Typically support for the NEET group has continued to be funded through the local authority, but the careers element of the Connexions service was eventually devolved to schools.

[citation needed] Principally, Connexions offered an impartial, client-centred, careers, information and guidance service.

The staff were known as Connexions Personal Advisers, and were trained to offer confidential advice and practical help relating to a wide range of issues.

[5] A web site, Connexions Direct, offered information on various topics of potential interest to young people in England.

[5] Consent was nominally sought prior to sharing information, such as school attendance records, unless there was a statutory or common law duty to do so.