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A secure children's home in Devon has been recognised for its successful use of restorative justice after restraint incidents fell by nearly 90 per cent.

South coast council cuts youth justice entrants

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

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Brighton & Hove City Council has cut by nearly a third the number of young people entering the youth justice system in its area over the past year.

Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted has called for major improvements to the way young offenders and prisoners are educated.

Call for youth justice guidance to be strengthened

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed new guidance on how youth offending teams are managed and structured risks failing to address key staffing concerns, it has been claimed.

London mayor's resettlement scheme suffers further delay

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

| CYP Now

A provider for a major young offender resettlement scheme has yet to be appointed more than a year after the scheduled launch date, CYP Now has learned.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

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.

Mooted prison smoking ban to apply to YOIs

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Monday, September 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offenders in custody could be banned from smoking under proposals being considered by the Prison Service.

YJB to focus on needs of young offenders affected by YOI closures

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Support for young offenders being moved around the secure estate is to be prioritised, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Home Office under fire for 'short-sighted' custody plans

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Campaigners have criticised the Home Office after it emerged that 17-year-olds will not receive the same rights as other children held in police custody despite a High Court ruling.

YOI and offender service face criticism over investigations into use of force

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution and government agency have been strongly criticised by the prisons watchdog amid allegations that a restraint incident that left a young offender with a broken bone was "covered up".

Independent complaints process extended to secure training centres

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Monday, September 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people held in secure training centres (STCs) will now be able to make complaints to an independent body after the government acted on concerns raised by campaigners.

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.

Government unveils youth custody shake-up

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution in Suffolk is to close while Feltham Young Offender Institution could be shut and replaced by a new facility under proposals announced today.

Police to probe Serco prisoner contract fraud claims

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Police are to investigate alleged fraud at Serco, which holds the contract for escorting young offenders in England and Wales.

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.

Call to create secure training centres complaints system

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been called on to introduce an independent complaints process for children in secure training centres (STCs), or face legal action.

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Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

Call for youth justice guidance to be strengthened

London mayor's resettlement scheme suffers further delay

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Mooted prison smoking ban to apply to YOIs

YJB to focus on needs of young offenders affected by YOI closures

Home Office under fire for 'short-sighted' custody plans

YOI and offender service face criticism over investigations into use of force

Independent complaints process extended to secure training centres

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Government unveils youth custody shake-up

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