Written question asked by Gordon Marsden (Labour) on Thursday, 19 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 April 2012. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

National Careers Service: Location

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many locations he expects the proposed walk in service of the National Careers Service to be offered.

Answer: The National Careers Service currently operates from around 3,250 different locations in communities across England. We are trialling the walk in service in a further 419 other locations across England which include Citizens' Advice Bureaux, shopping malls, mobile libraries and the use of peripatetic workers. The walk in service is trialling the use of a triage approach to determine the needs of the individual and ensure they have access to the most appropriate support. When the trials have been evaluated I expect those aspects which proved most successful to become part of the National Careers Service offer.

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