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YJB faces further budget cuts

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  • Tuesday, March 6, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is facing a 10 per cent cut to funding after it emerged the organisation will receive 365m from central government for the coming financial year.

Truss strips YJB of youth custody role

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  • Friday, February 24, 2017
  • | CYP Now
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) will no longer be responsible for commissioning and overseeing the youth secure estate, with a new body being established to take on the role, it has been announced.

YJB warns minister of serious incident risk

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  • Wednesday, April 11, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Moves to relax national standards for youth offending teams could lead to serious incidents such as murders or rape as a result of looser supervision, the Youth Justice Board has warned.

MoJ would have found riots pressure 'impossible', claims YJB chair

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  • Tuesday, August 23, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The chair of the Youth Justice Board has launched a blistering attack on the government's decision to axe the quango next April, claiming the Ministry of Justice would have found it "impossible" to handle the intense pressure on the youth justice system caused by the riots.

Children 'not facing harsh riot sentences'

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  • Wednesday, August 31, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Children are not being sentenced more harshly for crimes associated with riots across cities in England earlier this month, the vice-chair of the Magistrates' Association has said.