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Ombudsman urges action on young offender suicides

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Prisons must do more to prevent suicides among vulnerable young people in custody, a government-appointed inspector has said.

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board is calling on youth offending teams (YOTs) to revise the way they work with female offenders.

Inspectors slam 'unsafe' Glen Parva YOI

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Glen Parva young offender institution (YOI) has been slammed by inspectors for operating an "unsafe" and "ineffective" model of custody where violence and intimidation of young people is rife.

Andrew Selous appointed youth justice minister

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Andrew Selous has been confirmed as the minister who will take on responsibility for youth justice.

Councils increase number of troubled families turned around

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of troubled families helped to turn their lives around by an intensive government support programme has risen to nearly 53,000, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced.

No decision on girls in secure colleges, government adviser claims

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A final decision on whether girls will be held alongside boys in secure colleges has yet to be made, a senior government mandarin has insisted.

Child-on-child sexual abuse reports on the rise

News

Monday, July 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s accused of sexual offences against other children have increased by nearly nine per cent in a year.

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,100 children under the age of criminal responsibility have been stopped and searched by police in the space of five years, it has emerged.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Youth custody figures hit new low

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s in custody have fallen to a new low, but black and ethnic minority young people now make up four out of every 10 of those detained, latest figures reveal.

Youth courts need urgent reform, finds inquiry

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| CYP Now

The youth court system is not fit for purpose and needs urgent reform, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

News

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for over-16s to face mandatory custodial sentences if they are convicted of a knife offence for a second time have been backed by MPs.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

News

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Gang exit schemes to expand across London

News

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A pan-London gang exit service is to be created as part of efforts to help young people move away from crime, it has been announced.

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Gang members, young offenders, drug users and persistent truants will be among those targeted as part of a government initiative aimed at reducing the number of those not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Barnardo's calls for action to support children of prisoners

News

Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The government must do more to help thousands of children whose lives are being disrupted because they have a parent in prison, Barnardo's has said.

Custody spending to be slashed by Youth Justice Board

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is to slash funding for youth custody by £56m this year but has pledged to protect community and youth offending team (YOT) budgets.

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are being urged to prioritise drug abuse support for young people from the age of 10, in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Custody review to create youth suicide prevention strategy

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth justice experts are being called on to help develop a strategy to prevent suicide among young adults in custody.

Call for more continuity in youth court system

News

Thursday, May 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Young offenders should be assigned a magistrate who monitors their rehabilitation and deals with any subsequent offences, a criminal justice expert has said.

Government announces stop and search shake-up

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Members of the public will be able to accompany police officers on patrol as part of a raft of measures being introduced by government to overhaul the use of stop and search powers.

Young people in secure children's homes exceed education expectations

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Rates of education progress for young people held in secure children's homes are around double the expected level, a study has found.

Strip-searching of young offenders in custody to end

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

The controversial practice of routine strip-searching of under-18s in young offender institutions will end next month, it has emerged.

Brinsford YOI slammed for 'squalid' conditions

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners are demanding the closure of a young offender institution near Wolverhampton after conditions were labelled as the worst seen by inspectors.

YJB chair Lord McNally backs age of criminality review

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

The chair of the Youth Justice Board has added his voice to growing calls for a rethink on the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales.

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Ombudsman urges action on young offender suicides

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

Inspectors slam 'unsafe' Glen Parva YOI

Andrew Selous appointed youth justice minister

Councils increase number of troubled families turned around

No decision on girls in secure colleges, government adviser claims

Child-on-child sexual abuse reports on the rise

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Youth custody figures hit new low

Youth courts need urgent reform, finds inquiry

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Gang exit schemes to expand across London

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

Barnardo's calls for action to support children of prisoners

Custody spending to be slashed by Youth Justice Board

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

Custody review to create youth suicide prevention strategy

Call for more continuity in youth court system

Government announces stop and search shake-up

Young people in secure children's homes exceed education expectations

Strip-searching of young offenders in custody to end

Brinsford YOI slammed for 'squalid' conditions

YJB chair Lord McNally backs age of criminality review

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