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Inspectors praise youth offending teams

Friday, July 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Two youth offending teams (YOTs) have been praised for their work following screening inspections by the Inspectorate of Probation.

MoJ confirms delay to secure school opening

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Friday, November 8, 2019

| CYP Now

Plans to open England's first "secure school" next year, as part of efforts to improve the rehabilitation of young offenders, have been delayed.

Sadiq Khan announces £8m funding to embed youth workers in emergency departments

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Friday, October 7, 2022

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London has announced almost £8 million in funding to embed youth workers in A&E departments across London over the next three years.

Inspectors identify high levels of drug use and self-harm at Parc YOI

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| CYP Now

While Parc Young Offender Institute (YOI) sustains its reputation as a "safe and decent prison", more work is needed to reduce incidents of self-harm, violence, and availability of drugs, according to inspectors.

Young offenders warn settings are ‘too risky’ for their families to visit

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

| CYP Now

Young offenders are warning that custody is “too risky” for their families to visit, and they are not being offered “any meaningful alternative” to stay in contact with their relatives.

London mayor funds more youth workers in custody suites

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Friday, April 21, 2023

| CYP Now

London’s violence reduction unit (VRU) is to expand the number of specially-trained youth workers in the capital’s custody suites to help divert young people from crime.

Youth Justice Board moves to tackle probation officer recruitment crisis

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board (YJB) have laid out plans to fill increasing numbers of probation officer vacancies in the youth justice system.

Keeping children apart fails to tackle youth custody violence, inspectors warn

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) are being called on by inspectors to cut down the use of "keep apart" lists to reduce violence among children in custody.

Prisons watchdog warns of 'heightened' problems in YOIs

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Urgent action is needed to improve an “endemic” of poor conditions in young offender institutions (YOIs), the chair of a prisons watchdog has warned.

Vulnerable girl strip-searched twice by male officers in YOI, report reveals

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

| CYP Now

An “incredibly vulnerable” girl was restrained and stripped twice by male officers at a young offender institution (YOI), a damning report into the treatment of children in the facility has revealed.

Programme launched to promote evidence-based parenting interventions

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Friday, March 22, 2024

| CYP Now

The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) and Foundations have collaborated on a programme which will trial evidence-based parenting interventions in four pilot areas.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth custody settings in England and Wales will benefit from the implementation of neurodiversity support officers, it has been announced.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth justice

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

The opening of the UK’s first secure school at the end of the most recent government’s term marks a significant shift in the youth justice landscape.

One in 20 child strip-searches fail to meet legal safeguards, Children’s Commissioner warns

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Monday, August 19, 2024

| CYP Now

One in 20 strip-searches carried out on children over the last five years failed to meet legal standards of practice, research from the Children’s Commissioner for England finds.

Young people commit more than 100 rail crimes a week

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Monday, April 6, 2009

| CYP Now

More than 5,000 rail crimes were committed by young people last year, according to the latest research.

Councils miss out on youth crime funding

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Monday, April 27, 2009

| CYP Now

London boroughs with high youth crime rates are missing out on funding that aims to tackle the problem, according to London councils.

Chair announced for new government award scheme

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Dame Denise Platt, chair of the recently abolished Commission for Social Care Inspection, is to chair a new government award scheme to recognise innovation and excellence in local government.

Proposal to remove young people from DNA database

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

| CYP Now

Young people who have been arrested but not convicted will have their DNA profiles removed from the national database when they turn 18, under new proposals put forward by the government.

Tories call for action to stop school arson attacks

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Friday, May 22, 2009

| CYP Now

Police have been called into schools 3,000 times over the past two years to deal with arson attacks, according to latest figures obtained by the Conservative Party.

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Inspectors praise youth offending teams

MoJ confirms delay to secure school opening

Sadiq Khan announces £8m funding to embed youth workers in emergency departments

Inspectors identify high levels of drug use and self-harm at Parc YOI

Young offenders warn settings are ‘too risky’ for their families to visit

London mayor funds more youth workers in custody suites

Youth Justice Board moves to tackle probation officer recruitment crisis

Keeping children apart fails to tackle youth custody violence, inspectors warn

Prisons watchdog warns of 'heightened' problems in YOIs

Vulnerable girl strip-searched twice by male officers in YOI, report reveals

Programme launched to promote evidence-based parenting interventions

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth justice

One in 20 child strip-searches fail to meet legal safeguards, Children’s Commissioner warns

Young people commit more than 100 rail crimes a week

Councils miss out on youth crime funding

Chair announced for new government award scheme

Proposal to remove young people from DNA database

Tories call for action to stop school arson attacks

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