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YJB allocates £2m for restorative justice training

Thursday, November 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities are to receive support to boost restorative justice work with young offenders after the Youth Justice Board announced a £2m grant.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

News

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) for 18- to 20-year-olds would be scrapped and young people sent to adult jails instead, under controversial plans being considered by government.

Inspectors praise CPS progress on handling youth cases

News

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| CYP Now

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is improving how it deals with cases involving under-18s, inspectors have found.

Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

News

Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted has called for major improvements to the way young offenders and prisoners are educated.

Government unveils youth custody shake-up

News

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution in Suffolk is to close while Feltham Young Offender Institution could be shut and replaced by a new facility under proposals announced today.

Police to probe Serco prisoner contract fraud claims

News

Thursday, August 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Police are to investigate alleged fraud at Serco, which holds the contract for escorting young offenders in England and Wales.

Inspectors criticise Croydon youth offending service

News

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending staff in Croydon have been criticised by inspectors for failing to protect members of the public from the young people they work with.

Number of first-time young offenders fell by a quarter in 2012

News

Friday, May 31, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people getting into trouble with the law for the first time is continuing to plummet, latest figures show.

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

News

Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOTs) have been told to improve the way they share information on young people sentenced to custody to make services more efficient and safe.

Inspectors hail resettlement provision at Hassockfield STC

News

Thursday, May 2, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure training centre has been praised for its "outstanding" work to resettle young offenders back into the community.

Positive work at Hindley YOI offset by safety concerns

News

Thursday, April 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution (YOI) has been praised for good work with young people despite concerns about safety and claims of "abusive" staff.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

News

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Scrap short sentences for young offenders, says YJB study

News

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Minimum sentences of 12 months for young offenders have been proposed after a study found that short sentences have little impact.

Second area quits youth custody pilot

News

Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

A landmark youth custody pilot scheme will continue with just two of the original four council consortia after a group covering north east London dropped out.

Ashfield YOI disciplinary process judged unlawful

News

Friday, March 8, 2013

| CYP Now

The High Court has criticised disciplinary procedures at a young offender institution after seven teenage inmates were unlawfully punished for protesting about conditions at the prison.

YOIs miss suicide warning signs, finds ombudsman

News

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Decisions on where to place vulnerable young offenders and the level of support they receive in custody have come in for criticism following investigations into the deaths of three under-18s in youth jails.

Young offender assessment system given green light

News

Monday, March 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A new assessment system for young offenders will drive down reoffending rates and reduce the use of remands to custody, the Youth Justice Board has said.

YOI disciplinary procedures 'unfair', says ombudsman

News

Thursday, February 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOIs) have been warned to ensure that disciplinary processes for alleged offences in custody are carried out fairly.

Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

News

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Decisions on custody placements for young offenders should be subject to inspection in order to improve safety for under-18s in prison, a charity has said.

PCCs to form early intervention group to reduce youth offending

News

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are to link up with early intervention experts to help widen the use of preventative projects for young people at risk of getting in trouble with the law.

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YJB allocates £2m for restorative justice training

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

Inspectors praise CPS progress on handling youth cases

Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

Government unveils youth custody shake-up

Police to probe Serco prisoner contract fraud claims

Inspectors criticise Croydon youth offending service

Number of first-time young offenders fell by a quarter in 2012

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

Inspectors hail resettlement provision at Hassockfield STC

Positive work at Hindley YOI offset by safety concerns

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

Scrap short sentences for young offenders, says YJB study

Second area quits youth custody pilot

Ashfield YOI disciplinary process judged unlawful

YOIs miss suicide warning signs, finds ombudsman

Young offender assessment system given green light

YOI disciplinary procedures 'unfair', says ombudsman

Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

PCCs to form early intervention group to reduce youth offending

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