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Met overhauls controversial gangs violence matrix

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

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Concerns around young black people being disproportionally targeted by the Metropolitan Police have prompted an overhaul of its gangs violence matrix.

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

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A seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales recommends the creation of a new child protection authority (CPA) as well as calling for the prosecution of people who work with children and fail to report allegations of abuse.

Council refutes MP's claims children's services interfered in police investigations

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Monday, October 17, 2022

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Blackpool Council has refuted an MP's claims that children's services “interfered” with police investigations around anti-social behaviour, including his suggestion that an 11-year-old is a gang ringleader.

Children’s commissioner urges police forces to submit child strip-search data

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Friday, October 14, 2022

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Dame Rachel de Souza has called on police forces in England and Wales to submit data on the number of strip-searches carried out on children, in the wake of the Child Q case.

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

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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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.

Sadiq Khan to lobby Home Secretary over knife arches in youth justice buildings

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Monday, October 10, 2022

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will lobby the Home Secretary to install weapons detection systems at buildings used by youth justice services in the capital.

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

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Friday, October 7, 2022

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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.

Charity receives £5m to support county lines victims

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

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Catch22 has been granted up to £5 million in Home Office funding to continue its work supporting young victims of county lines drug gangs.

Mentoring projects set to benefit from £12.5m fund

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Monday, October 3, 2022

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Projects supporting young people involved in exploitation, crime or serious violence by assigning them a mentor to act as a “trusted adult” can bid for a share of a new grant round launched by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF).

Child Q: Labour pledges mandatory rules around strip searching children

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

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The Labour Party has promised to introduce mandatory rules and safeguards around the strip searching of children by police officers, should it win the next general election.

PCCs urged to step up support for care-experienced young people

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

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Less than a quarter of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales have pledged to protect children and young people with care-experience, new research shows.

Inspectors slam 'dysfunctional' secure estate's treatment of vulnerable girls

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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The youth custody system is failing to effectively support vulnerable girls by placing them in inappropriate facilities, according to a damning joint inspection report.

Youth Custody Service chief to step down

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

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Helga Swidenbank is set to leave the Youth Custody Service (YCS), where she has been its executive director for the last four years.

Manchester VRU granted £1m for violence deterrence scheme

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Friday, September 9, 2022

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Greater Manchester’s violence reduction unit (VRU) has received £1m of funding to pilot a new programme aimed at deterring young people from violence.

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

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Kit Malthouse has been named as the new Education Secretary in Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first cabinet.

Home Office grants funding to Liverpool youth violence programme after shootings

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

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The Home Office has announced a package of support for local authorities in Liverpool to deliver trauma-informed services in schools and violence prevention programmes to young people following a spate of shootings in the city.

Warning over placement of children from England and Wales in Scottish secure children’s homes

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

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The “most vulnerable” children in England and Wales are being sent to secure children’s homes (SCHs) in Scotland, new research warns, prompting calls for more provision to be created across the UK.

Details emerge on alternative to custody accommodation scheme

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Friday, August 26, 2022

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Two supported accommodation settings are to open in London offering an alternative to custody for young people on remand.

Youth work key to London's £5m violence prevention programme

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

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The London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has shared multi-million pound plans to protect young people from gang involvement as Sadiq Khan warns that the cost-of-living crisis could increase levels of violent crime in the capital.

Record number of children referred as victims of trafficking

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Monday, August 15, 2022

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The number of children suspected as being victims of child trafficking has reached record levels, according to Home Office figures.

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Met overhauls controversial gangs violence matrix

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

Council refutes MP's claims children's services interfered in police investigations

Children’s commissioner urges police forces to submit child strip-search data

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

Sadiq Khan to lobby Home Secretary over knife arches in youth justice buildings

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

Charity receives £5m to support county lines victims

Mentoring projects set to benefit from £12.5m fund

Child Q: Labour pledges mandatory rules around strip searching children

PCCs urged to step up support for care-experienced young people

Inspectors slam 'dysfunctional' secure estate's treatment of vulnerable girls

Youth Custody Service chief to step down

Manchester VRU granted £1m for violence deterrence scheme

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

Home Office grants funding to Liverpool youth violence programme after shootings

Warning over placement of children from England and Wales in Scottish secure children’s homes

Details emerge on alternative to custody accommodation scheme

Youth work key to London's £5m violence prevention programme

Record number of children referred as victims of trafficking

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