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Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

| CYP Now

Research carried out by a youth offending team (YOT) in London has revealed the benefits of speech and language therapy for young offenders.

Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

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Friday, December 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Plans to reduce requirements on youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales are to go ahead despite four pilot projects for the initiative being shelved, CYP Now has learned.

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| CYP Now

More must be done to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in police custody, a joint inspection report has found.

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

| CYP Now

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.

Offender incident reports to link up with serious case reviews

News

Friday, June 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Procedures for investigating serious incidents involving young offenders in the community are to be aligned more closely with serious case reviews, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Gang exit schemes to expand across London

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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.

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.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' Hassockfield resettlement work

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (STC) has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for its efforts to resettle young offenders back into the community.

Young people in custody fear for their future

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

An increasing proportion of young people in custody fear they will have problems setting themselves up and getting a job on their release, a major study has found.

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Cut in specialist custody provision to save £6m

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of custodial places in secure children's homes (SCHs) are to be reduced by nearly a fifth.

Uncertain future hangs over acclaimed secure unit for girls

News

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison for 17-year-old girls that has been lauded for its "exceptionally positive" work could be forced to close due to funding issues, the chief inspector of prisons has warned.

Johnson allocates 3.5m to combat reoffending in the capital

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Friday, March 2, 2012

| CYP Now

The mayor of London has announced funding of 3.5m to reduce youth reoffending rates, after it emerged that support for a high-profile project at Feltham Young Offender Institution (YOI) will not be renewed.

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

News

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Teenage girls are committing less crime, with a big fall in violent offences, but are ending up in custody over "minor misdemeanours" a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Plan to increase specialist help for the most troubled young offenders

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Monday, November 26, 2012

| CYP Now

A scheme to support the most vulnerable young offenders in the youth secure estate is to be expanded across the country, in an attempt to reduce violence and self-harm in custody.

Young rioters should be spared jail, says Birmingham councillor

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people involved in riots that have erupted across England should not be sent to prison, a leading councillor has said.

Majority of riot arrests involve young people

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

| CYP Now

The majority of arrests made following the London riots involve under-18s, a leading youth justice figure has revealed.

YJB 'could win reprieve'

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Monday, September 12, 2011

| CYP Now

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.

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

News

Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

Offender incident reports to link up with serious case reviews

Gang exit schemes to expand across London

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

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' Hassockfield resettlement work

Young people in custody fear for their future

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

Cut in specialist custody provision to save £6m

Uncertain future hangs over acclaimed secure unit for girls

Johnson allocates 3.5m to combat reoffending in the capital

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

Plan to increase specialist help for the most troubled young offenders

Young rioters should be spared jail, says Birmingham councillor

Majority of riot arrests involve young people

YJB 'could win reprieve'

Warning over impact of youth justice cuts in London

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

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

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

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

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

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

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