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Pledge to close all child prisons in election manifestos, urge campaigners

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

| CYP Now

All prisons for children should be closed and young people only prosecuted as a last resort, according to a raft of demands from a coalition of more than 70 children's organisations.

Barnardo's worker set to become children's commissioner in Scotland

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

Tam Baillie, policy director for Barnardo's Scotland, will become the second Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland if the Scottish Parliament approves his nomination this week.

More young offenders to make amends to victims

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Friday, April 24, 2009

| CYP Now

From next week, courts will be able to sentence more young offenders to making amends to their victims and the community.

Public worried about teenage antisocial behaviour

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Monday, April 27, 2009

| CYP Now

Nearly a third of people in the UK are very worried about teenagers hanging around on the streets, according to a survey by the Home Office.

Scotland plans improvements to hearings system

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

| CYP Now

The Scottish government is to create the first Scotland-wide body to oversee and support the children's hearings system.

Violence rockets in young offender institutions

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Friday, May 15, 2009

| CYP Now

Violence among prisoners in young offender institutions (YOIs) is soaring, according to figures published today.

Youth Justice Board review will not maintain status quo

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

| CYP Now

The governance review of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) will not seek to maintain the status quo, the woman in charge of the exercise has declared.

Break down the silos in children's services, urges DCS

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

| CYP Now

On the anniversary of the verdict of the Baby P trial, Coventry's director of children's services has said more work needs to be done to break down silos within children's services.

YJB calls for resolution on funding social workers in YOIs

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board (YJB) chief executive John Drew has called for fresh talks between central government and local authorities over who should foot the bill for social workers in young offender institutions (YOIs).

Government consults on children's trust plans

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Monday, November 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The government is consulting on new regulations for children's trusts and Children and Young People's Plans.

Newspaper report on seven-year-old breached press code

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Monday, November 23, 2009

| CYP Now

The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has upheld a father's complaint against a newspaper that referred to his seven-year-old son as a "knife thug".

Public supports government action on antisocial behaviour

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

| CYP Now

A government survey has found that eight out of 10 people back government efforts to create more positive activities for young people.

Guidelines aim to reduce looked-after children offending

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Friday, January 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Bradford Council has teamed up with the city's police and the youth offending team (YOT) to create a set of guidelines to help reduce the number of offences by young people in children's homes.

Nacro names prison governor as new chief executive

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

| CYP Now

A prison governor is to become the new head of crime reduction charity Nacro after it was announced the current chief executive is to stand down.

Prison inspectorate revises guidance on expected standards

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Friday, July 31, 2009

| CYP Now

Revised guidelines outlining expected standards for children in prison have been published in an attempt to boost the quality of provision.

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Pledge to close all child prisons in election manifestos, urge campaigners

Barnardo's worker set to become children's commissioner in Scotland

More young offenders to make amends to victims

Public worried about teenage antisocial behaviour

Scotland plans improvements to hearings system

Violence rockets in young offender institutions

Youth Justice Board review will not maintain status quo

Break down the silos in children's services, urges DCS

YJB calls for resolution on funding social workers in YOIs

Government consults on children's trust plans

Newspaper report on seven-year-old breached press code

Public supports government action on antisocial behaviour

Guidelines aim to reduce looked-after children offending

Nacro names prison governor as new chief executive

Prison inspectorate revises guidance on expected standards

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