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The government is considering a dramatic U-turn on plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board (YJB) as a result of last month's riots, CYP Now understands.

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

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Monday, November 3, 2014

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Prison officers in a young offender institution and a secure training centre will be required to wear video equipment as part of efforts to monitor the use of restraint, it has been announced.

Warning over impact of youth justice cuts in London

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Monday, January 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts to youth offending teams (YOTs) are stretching services in London more than the rest of the country, a youth justice expert has warned.

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody is becoming increasingly dangerous despite overall numbers being held dropping dramatically, official statistics show.

Shocking report uncovers degrading treatment and racist abuse at secure training centre

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people at a privately run secure training centre in Northamptonshire have been subjected to degrading treatment and racist abuse from prison officers, a scathing inspection report has revealed.

Inspectors praise safeguarding work at Wetherby YOI, but warn over rise in violence

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Safeguarding work and education services at Wetherby young offender institution (YOI) have been praised by inspectors despite a rise in the number of violent incidents at the West Yorkshire establishment.

Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of times young people in custody are being made to undergo high-security "closed visits" behind glass are on the rise, government statistics have shown.

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Government must introduce a national strategy to improve support for children of prisoners a group of charities has said.

Place young offenders in small units, children's commissioner urges

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Large children's prisons should be scrapped and replaced with smaller secure units in order to improve access to education and rehabilitation, the children's commissioner for England has said.

McNally calls on DfE and DH to help tackle youth offending

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board (YJB) chair Lord McNally has called on the Department for Education and the Department of Health (DH) to make more of a contribution to tackling youth offending.

YJB to save £4.6m by axing secure children's home places

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes are to be cut by 15 per cent, it has been announced.

YJB to probe safety standards at secure training centres

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said it will investigate safety standards in three secure training centres in the wake of allegations of abuse at one of the units.

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Government has rejected calls by leading children's charities for the age of criminal responsibility to be increased.

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| CYP Now

The chief inspector of prisons has called on government to maintain a distinct focus on the needs of young offenders when the Youth Justice Board (YJB) is abolished.

Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) children in custody is increasing despite an overall fall in custody levels, CYP Now has learned.

YJB commits to young offender suggestions for secure estate improvements

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has pledged to improve practice across the secure estate, reduce the use of full searches and ensure complaints are handled fairly, following a consultation with young people.

Number of first-time young offenders fell by a quarter in 2012

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people getting into trouble with the law for the first time is continuing to plummet, latest figures show.

Waitrose to help prepare young prisoners for work

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Supermarket chain Waitrose has teamed up with HMP/YOI Littlehey to help young offenders get into work.

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Prison inspectors have praised Cookham Wood YOI for cutting violence and bullying but are concerned that not enough is being done to prevent suicide and self-harm among inmates.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Government extends strip-search pilot

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has moved a step closer to phasing out the routine strip-searching of young offenders when they enter custody.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) for 18- to 20-year-olds would be scrapped and young people sent to adult jails instead, under controversial plans being considered by government.

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Youth Custody Service director to leave role after less than six months

Young rioters should be spared jail, says Birmingham councillor

Majority of riot arrests involve young people

YJB 'could win reprieve'

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

Warning over impact of youth justice cuts in London

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

Shocking report uncovers degrading treatment and racist abuse at secure training centre

Inspectors praise safeguarding work at Wetherby YOI, but warn over rise in violence

Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

Place young offenders in small units, children's commissioner urges

McNally calls on DfE and DH to help tackle youth offending

YJB to save £4.6m by axing secure children's home places

YJB to probe safety standards at secure training centres

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises

YJB commits to young offender suggestions for secure estate improvements

Number of first-time young offenders fell by a quarter in 2012

Waitrose to help prepare young prisoners for work

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Government extends strip-search pilot

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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