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Children to be bailed rather than detained in custody

Monday, October 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Children who have been charged with an offence will be released on bail "whenever possible" as part of Home Office efforts to reduce the number of young people being detained in police stations.

Munby calls for integration of youth and family courts

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

| CYP Now

The highest-ranking family judge in England and Wales has called for a major shake-up of courts that hear cases involving children by amalgamating them into a single court that considers both criminal and welfare issues.

Restraint technique found to increase risk of death

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Research funded by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has found that restraining someone by holding them forward in a seated position increases the risk of harm or death.

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.

Independent trust's youth offending work deemed 'unsatisfactory'

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The first independent trust to be established by government to take on failing children's services has been told to improve its youth offending services after inspectors judged several areas of its work "unsatisfactory".

Campaigners question suitability of firm in charge of youth custody unit

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised over the suitability of a company that runs US jails to manage a controversial youth custody unit in England.

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services (DCSs) face a fight to protect their role, with more than half now responsible for other directorates or services, the vice president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Self-harm in youth custody on the rise

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are increasingly likely to harm themselves, latest figures show.

Teenager found hanged at Wetherby Young Offender Institution

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

| CYP Now

A 17-year-old boy has died after being found hanging in his cell at Wetherby Young Offender Institution (YOI) in Yorkshire.

Ofsted derails joint child protection inspection plans

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Friday, April 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Plans for joint child protection inspections involving regulators across social care, health and youth justice are in disarray.

DfE announces national unit to tackle child exploitation

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

| CYP Now

A new national unit will be established to help local areas improve support for vulnerable children and young people at risk of exploitation, the Department for Education has announced.

Hinnigan outlines revised guidance plans for YOTs

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Updated guidance on the shape and management of youth offending teams (YOTs) is to be issued in light of changes to how they are expected to work, the Youth Justice Board has confirmed.

Intensive support cuts cost of working with a third of troubled families

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Intensive support can save local authorities up to £130,000 per family but was found to reduce the overall spend on services for only a third of families, a study has found.

Youth police ambassador warns of online dangers

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Friday, August 16, 2013

| CYP Now

One of the country's first youth police ambassadors has warned young people to take more care online in light of growing concerns over cyberbullying and offensive social media messages.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

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Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has been handed responsibility for strengthening Department for Education links with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

Youth violence on the rise in young offender institutions

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth prisons are getting more violent despite a drop in the number of young people being held in custody, statistics released by the Ministry of Justice have revealed.

YOI conditions deteriorate despite decline in inmate numbers

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Conditions for children in youth prisons have got worse over the past year despite the number of those held continuing to drop, a report by the chief inspector of prisons has found.

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Social workers should consider home visits for at least six months if there are suspicions that a child is being abused or neglected, new guidance has suggested.

Care system 'fails young offenders' living far from home

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Professionals are failing to support young offenders in care placements far from home, a damning inspection report has found.

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

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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.

YOIs miss suicide warning signs, finds ombudsman

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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.

Youth Justice Division to replace YJB in April 2012

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Friday, July 15, 2011

| CYP Now

A date of April 2012 has been pencilled in for the abolition of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), to be replaced by a Youth Justice Division, it has emerged.

Fresh abuse allegations at G4S youth custody unit

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

| CYP Now

New allegations of abuse relating to Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Kent have emerged.

Framework set to improve councils' response to harmful sexual behaviour by children

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

| CYP Now

A group of charities, youth justice agencies and council leaders have come together to tackle the lack of support for children who display harmful sexual behaviour (HSB).

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Children to be bailed rather than detained in custody

Munby calls for integration of youth and family courts

Restraint technique found to increase risk of death

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

Independent trust's youth offending work deemed 'unsatisfactory'

Campaigners question suitability of firm in charge of youth custody unit

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Self-harm in youth custody on the rise

Teenager found hanged at Wetherby Young Offender Institution

Ofsted derails joint child protection inspection plans

DfE announces national unit to tackle child exploitation

Hinnigan outlines revised guidance plans for YOTs

Intensive support cuts cost of working with a third of troubled families

Youth police ambassador warns of online dangers

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

Youth violence on the rise in young offender institutions

YOI conditions deteriorate despite decline in inmate numbers

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

Care system 'fails young offenders' living far from home

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

YOIs miss suicide warning signs, finds ombudsman

Youth Justice Division to replace YJB in April 2012

Fresh abuse allegations at G4S youth custody unit

Framework set to improve councils' response to harmful sexual behaviour by children

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