Mon, 16 Sep 2013Britain’s most senior civil servant is to carry out a review of how to help unemployed young people, according to a report in the Financial Times.

Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg have asked Sir Jeremy Heywood, cabinet secretary, to examine the coalition’s strategy amid concerns that the under-25s are missing out.

While last week’s employment figures saw the overall jobless figure fall, youth unemployment remains persistently high, and rose slightly to almost 1m. According to the FT, Clegg is set to announce the review at the Liberal Democrats conference in Glasgow today.