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Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody is becoming increasingly dangerous despite overall numbers being held dropping dramatically, official statistics show.

Inspectors praise education improvements at Werrington YOI

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Facilities and education services at Werrington young offender institution (YOI) have been praised in a generally positive inspection report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons.

Parliament to have power of veto on placing girls in secure college

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs and Lords will have the power to block plans to hold girls and younger boys in a controversial £80m secure college following a government climb-down in the face of opposition.

Barnardo's to roll out prisoner family support scheme

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Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Barnardo's is to roll out a community programme nationwide to improve support for the 200,000 UK children with a parent in prison.

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.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

Le Grand among those recognised in New Year's honours

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Monday, January 5, 2015

| CYP Now

The author of a damning review of Birmingham's children's services is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and social workers, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

YJB unable to gauge scale of sexual abuse in youth custody

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Government agencies responsible for youth justice are unable to say how many complaints of sexual abuse against under-18s in custody there have been or whether allegations have been properly investigated.

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are more likely to feel unsafe, experience mental health problems and be subjected to restraint than in previous years, a study has found.

Government considers prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is considering creating prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds as part of attempts to improve the secure estate, MPs have been told.

Winners of 2014 CYP Now Awards revealed on celebratory night

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Friday, November 21, 2014

| CYP Now

A small charity that helps parents in prison keep in touch with their children, providing a lifeline for thousands of disadvantaged families, has won the CYP Now 2014 Award for Children and Young People's Charity of the Year.

Call to keep looked-after children out of justice system

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| CYP Now

More needs to be done to keep children in care out of the criminal justice system, the country's top police officer for children and young people has said.

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More young offenders are being taken into care as a result of the decommissioning of custodial places for under-18s, it has been claimed.

Greater protection to be given to 17-year-olds in custody

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people aged 17 detained in police custody overnight are to be given the same rights as other under-18s following a last-minute legislation change.

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Prison officers in a young offender institution and a secure training centre will be required to wear video equipment as part of efforts to monitor the use of restraint, it has been announced.

Call for youth workers to tackle gang mental health problems

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers should receive basic mental health training as part of a shake-up of services in order to support young people in gangs, MPs have been told.

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A young offender institution where more than 30 weapons were found during a single search has been blasted for high levels of violence.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

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Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and early years services has been slashed by more than £400m in the space of just three years, government figures show.

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

| CYP Now

A review has been launched into the way social services in Doncaster and South Yorkshire police deal with children at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE), CYP Now can reveal.

Children's professionals to spearhead legal highs campaign

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers and youth justice professionals are set to be at the forefront of a government drive to tackle the use of legal highs by young people.

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

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Monday, September 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Lawyers will receive specialist training before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials, under government plans to make going to court easier and less distressing for victims.

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A Welsh youth offending team (YOT) has been criticised by inspectors for poor work in protecting vulnerable children and young people from harm.

Rotherham: Twelve new abuse victims come forward

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Twelve more victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have come forward since a damning report was published last week.

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than one in three police forces in England has cut back on numbers of officers based in schools since 2012, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

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Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

Inspectors praise education improvements at Werrington YOI

Parliament to have power of veto on placing girls in secure college

Barnardo's to roll out prisoner family support scheme

Future ADCS president warns of challenge to save DCS role

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

Le Grand among those recognised in New Year's honours

YJB unable to gauge scale of sexual abuse in youth custody

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

Government considers prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds

Winners of 2014 CYP Now Awards revealed on celebratory night

Call to keep looked-after children out of justice system

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

Greater protection to be given to 17-year-olds in custody

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

Call for youth workers to tackle gang mental health problems

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

Children's professionals to spearhead legal highs campaign

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

Rotherham: Twelve new abuse victims come forward

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

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