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Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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  • Thursday, August 18, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The Ministry of Justice has refused to confirm fears that youth jails have reached capacity or outline its contingency plans to deal with the situation amid concerns that children's lives are being put in danger through overcrowding.

Secure estate to be safer, says YJB

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  • Tuesday, July 19, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Youth jails will be safer and more child-focused as a result of planned changes to the secure estate over the next four years, the Youth Justice Board has said.

Youth justice system 'fails vulnerable girls'

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  • Tuesday, May 19, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Youth justice agencies are failing to give vulnerable girls the support they need because services are too geared towards helping boys, a newly formed pressure group has claimed.

Review of youth custody standards announced

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  • Tuesday, October 2, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Guidelines for how staff should work with young offenders in custody are set to be relaxed in a bid to improve practice, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.