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Inquiry reveals failings prior to death of 15-year-old in custody

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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Better communication between prison staff and mental health services may have helped prevent the suicide of a 15-year-old boy in youth custody, an inquiry has found.

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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Young adults are to be held on the site of a young offender institution, five years after the controversial arrangement was scrapped in a bid to improve services.

Expert panel heralds 'promising' youth justice schemes

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

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A new expert panel on youth justice has highlighted the effectiveness of three initiatives, paving the way for them to be used more widely by youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales.

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

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A young offender institution has been criticised by inspectors over high levels of violence and the use of segregation.

Youth reoffending rates on the rise

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Friday, July 26, 2013

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The number of young people reoffending is rising, according to the latest government data.

Ministers face criticism over lack of youth custody visits

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

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Department for Education ministers have failed to visit a single youth custody establishment in the past three years despite radical plans to replace them with education-focused "secure colleges", it has emerged.

Charities urge statutory family support for prisoners

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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A group of charities has joined forces to campaign for family support services to be made statutory in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs).

Campaigners call for expansion of student councils in YOIs

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

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Student councils rather than the promise of privileges hold the key to boosting the education of young offenders, according to a prison education charity.

Feltham YOI gets 'worst in a decade' inspection reports

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Feltham YOI is blighted by extreme violence, gang culture and intimidation, according to two damning inspection reports.

Council budget cuts ‘put services at risk'

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Charities and councils have warned that children's services will be endangered by plans to cut local government budgets by 2.3 per cent between 2014/15 and 2015/16.

Youth custody ratio rationale comes under fire

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice has admitted that it does not know how many staff work with young people in individual youth prisons, despite introducing a controversial new minimum staffing level.

Trial to curb strip-searching in youth custody

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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Compulsory strip-searching of under-18s arriving in custody is to be halted at a youth prison in a trial that could see the practice scrapped altogether.

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

| CYP Now

It will be harder for young people held in youth prisons to challenge their treatment and living conditions if planned changes to legal aid are pushed through, youth offending team (YOT) managers have warned.

Royal colleges publish healthcare standards for young people in custody

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Monday, June 10, 2013

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A new set of UK-wide standards for the healthcare of children and young people in custody has been developed by a group of medical royal colleges.

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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A young offender institution has "compromised the safety" of young people, with some suffering broken bones at the hands of staff, an official report says.

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.

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

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Youth offending teams (YOTs) have been told to improve the way they share information on young people sentenced to custody to make services more efficient and safe.

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

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Blackpool's youth offending service has been told to improve after inspectors judged key areas of work including reoffending and child protection to be "unsatisfactory".

Hinnigan outlines revised guidance plans for YOTs

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

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Updated guidance on the shape and management of youth offending teams (YOTs) is to be issued in light of changes to how they are expected to work, the Youth Justice Board has confirmed.

Oakhill STC inspection raises safeguarding concerns

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

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A secure training centre has been praised for its work with young offenders but has been told to improve child protection procedures.

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Inquiry reveals failings prior to death of 15-year-old in custody

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

Expert panel heralds 'promising' youth justice schemes

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

Youth reoffending rates on the rise

Ministers face criticism over lack of youth custody visits

Charities urge statutory family support for prisoners

Campaigners call for expansion of student councils in YOIs

Feltham YOI gets 'worst in a decade' inspection reports

Council budget cuts ‘put services at risk'

Youth custody ratio rationale comes under fire

Trial to curb strip-searching in youth custody

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

Royal colleges publish healthcare standards for young people in custody

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

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

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

Hinnigan outlines revised guidance plans for YOTs

Oakhill STC inspection raises safeguarding concerns

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