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

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.

Police deny young people's rights in custody, High Court told

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people's rights are being breached because of a failure to offer independent support and advice to 17-year-olds in police custody, it has been claimed.

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

News

Thursday, February 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and young people who commit sexual offences are being failed by a lack of timely interventions and appropriate support, a report has warned.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

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Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

News

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

News

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

News

Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Sexually exploited girls commit crime in order to escape the men who exploit them, but often end up being punished by the authorities rather than helped, a report has found.

Northamptonshire custody staff 'need better child protection training'

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Improvements in safeguarding training must be made in police custody suites in Northamptonshire, inspectors have said.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Prison campaigners have called for a ban on under 14s being detained in police cells overnight, labelling the practice "dangerous and frightening".

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

News

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

Call for clampdown on 'needless' arrests of girls

News

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison campaign group has called for police to deal with more girls informally, suggesting that tens of thousands are arrested needlessly each year.

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.

50,000 children locked up by police

News

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

| CYP Now

More than 50,000 children under the age of 16 were held in police cells in 2008 and 2009 it has emerged.

Child protection training take-up drops, according to Ceop figures

News

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The number of organisations prepared to pay for child protection training from specialist police officers has dropped markedly despite concerns over emerging threats to children's safety.

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

One of the country's most senior police officers has suggested the age of criminal responsibility should be treated with more flexibility and greater weight be placed on the maturity of young offenders.

Home Office brands chief constable's cuts comments 'irresponsible'

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Friday, February 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A chief constable has been criticised by the Home Office after claiming that cuts to his force will place vulnerable people "at risk".

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

Police deny young people's rights in custody, High Court told

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

Child custody campaign ends after five years

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

Northamptonshire custody staff 'need better child protection training'

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

Call for clampdown on 'needless' arrests of girls

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

50,000 children locked up by police

Child protection training take-up drops, according to Ceop figures

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

Home Office brands chief constable's cuts comments 'irresponsible'

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