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Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

YJB to save £4.6m by axing secure children's home places

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes are to be cut by 15 per cent, it has been announced.

Youth custody levels drop to new low

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Friday, February 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of children held in custody have fallen to a new low, latest figures have shown.

Number of serious case reviews instigated plummets

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| CYP Now

A dramatic year-on-year drop in the number of serious case reviews being initiated by local authorities has been confirmed by figures provided by Ofsted.

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| CYP Now

The chief inspector of prisons has called on government to maintain a distinct focus on the needs of young offenders when the Youth Justice Board (YJB) is abolished.

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

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Monday, November 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Children who are at home during police raids to arrest a parent or family should get more support to help them deal with the trauma, a charity has said.

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

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Friday, October 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years in the first successful prosecution under legislation to tackle "county lines" crime, in which gangs exploit vulnerable children to establish drug networks.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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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.

YJB outlines plans to make youth custody safer

News

Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board has vowed to improve the safety of young people in custody by boosting support to looked-after children and clamping down on bullying and violence.

Secure colleges would put girls at risk, warn campaigners

News

Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Girls will be placed in danger of sexual assault and exploitation if they are held in proposed secure colleges alongside boys, MPs have been warned.

Brinsford YOI slammed for 'squalid' conditions

News

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners are demanding the closure of a young offender institution near Wolverhampton after conditions were labelled as the worst seen by inspectors.

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

News

Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Probation staff are poorly trained in child protection and lack a clear understanding of what to do if children are potentially at risk, a damning report has concluded.

Rotherham: The key questions answered

News

Friday, August 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The child abuse scandal in Rotherham has shocked the nation and dominated the news agenda for several days. Here, CYP Now looks at the background to the independent inquiry, what questions it has answered and what issues still need to be resolved.

Hackney innovation scheme to divert young people from gangs

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Thursday, March 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Teenagers at risk of gang crime and child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Hackney are to benefit from £1.97m worth of children's social care innovation fund money.

Children's services leaders call for wholesale changes to Ofsted inspection system

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

| CYP Now

The current Ofsted inspection system for children's services should be scrapped and replaced with a light-touch but better-targeted approach, children's services and local authority leaders say.

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to make emergency in-year cuts of £13.5m to youth justice work have been blasted by children's services chiefs and youth justice managers.

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".

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.

Inquiry reveals failings prior to death of 15-year-old in custody

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Better communication between prison staff and mental health services may have helped prevent the suicide of a 15-year-old boy in youth custody, an inquiry has found.

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Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

YJB to save £4.6m by axing secure children's home places

Youth custody levels drop to new low

Number of serious case reviews instigated plummets

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

YJB outlines plans to make youth custody safer

Secure colleges would put girls at risk, warn campaigners

Brinsford YOI slammed for 'squalid' conditions

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

Rotherham: The key questions answered

Hackney innovation scheme to divert young people from gangs

Children's services leaders call for wholesale changes to Ofsted inspection system

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

Inquiry reveals failings prior to death of 15-year-old in custody

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