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Chief executive of Action for Children made a Dame

Monday, January 4, 2010

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Clare Tickell, chief executive of Action for Children, and Helen Dent, chief executive of Family Action, are among at least 115 professionals and volunteers from the children and young people's sector recognised in the Queen's New Years honours list.

Electronic case management system for youth offending teams

Friday, November 28, 2008

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Youth offending team (YOT) workers are helping to develop an electronic case management service that will help them to communicate with other services.

MoJ to trial two 'secure schools' and boost youth custody staff numbers

Monday, December 12, 2016

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Two pilot "secure schools" will be established and numbers of staff in young offender institutions (YOIs) will be boosted by 20 per cent as part of efforts to improve custody, the government has said.

Children and young people's bills announced in Queen's Speech

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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Legislation surrounding child poverty, education and training are among measures announced in the Queen's Speech.

Lords vote to save Youth Justice Board

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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The government has been dealt a blow over plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board after the House of Lords passed an amendment that the organisation should be retained.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

Monday, December 19, 2016

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With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Derby young offenders to get targeted support

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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Nottingham Trent University has designed a programme offering targeted support to young offenders in Derby.

Chair of custody inquiry should stand down rules judge

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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A judge has ruled that the chair of a public inquiry into the treatment of a young woman while she was in custody should stand down.

Cannabis reclassification "should not mean tougher penalties for young "

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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A drugs charity has warned against tougher penalties for young users following the reclassification of cannabis from a Class C to a Class B drug.

Catch22 names new chief executive

Monday, June 6, 2011

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Catch22's chief operating officer Chris Wright is to replace Joyce Moseley as chief executive.

Police anti-social behaviour powers to be strengthened

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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Police will be given greater powers to tackle anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related violence as part of a Bill outlined in the Queen's Speech today.

Met talks on dealing with young postponed

Friday, June 6, 2008

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Discussions on a report on the Metropolitan Police's dealings with young people have been postponed until the next Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) meeting.

Court of Appeal cuts sentence of young rapist

Thursday, June 24, 2010

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The Court of Appeal has reduced the life sentence handed down to a 12-year-old boy who was convicted of rape.

MPs set out conditions for transfer of youth justice responsibilities

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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A report by the justice select committee on the proposed abolition of the Youth Justice Board has called for certain conditions to be followed if functions are taken over by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

Government to retain Youth Justice Board in dramatic U-turn

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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Plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board (YJB) have been scrapped, CYP Now can reveal.

Crae wins fight to see manual on restraint in STCs

Monday, July 5, 2010

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Children's rights campaigners have won their battle to force the government to release its guidance on the use of physical restraint in secure training centres (STCs).

Inspectors 'encouraged' by improvements at a youth offending team in Merseyside

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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Significant improvements have been made at a youth offending team in Merseyside, inspectors have found.

Sir Paul Ennals warns that focus on teaching threatens other children's services

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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Chief executive of the National Children's Bureau Sir Paul Ennals has warned that the severity of spending cuts coupled with the government's focus on teaching is putting other vital children's services at risk.

Youth offending team managers welcome plans to wipe clean young offenders' criminal records

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Plans to wipe clean criminal records for young offenders at 18 have been hailed as a big step in improving the likelihood of successful rehabilitation.

Bodies selected to run commissioning programme

Thursday, October 23, 2008

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The government has chosen a consortium of five organisations to run a programme to help children's trusts commission services.

YOIs must act as a deterrent, says Brooke Kinsella

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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Young offender institutions must become places of punishment rather than "holiday camps" in order to tackle knife crime, ex-EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella has said.

Lib Dems unveil plans to tackle minor crime

Thursday, August 7, 2008

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Young people would not be prosecuted for minor crimes, under plans unveiled by the Liberal Democrats.

Tough approach to knife crime

Monday, August 18, 2008

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More than 55,000 people have been stopped and searched since the government launched its Tackling Knives Action Programme, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced.

Summary justice criminalises young people, says report

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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Young people are being criminalised for minor offences through government policies, the former chair of the Youth Justice Board, Rod Morgan, has argued in a new report.

Poverty central to the summer riots, young people claim

Monday, December 19, 2011

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Young people believe that poverty was one of the key reasons behind the August riots, a survey by The Children's Society has found.

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