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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.

Youth reoffending on the rise

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  • Monday, October 31, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Youth reoffending rates have risen in seven out of 10 local authorities, latest government statistics have shown, bucking a downward trend in recent years.

Details of young offender deaths revealed

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  • Thursday, October 6, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Details of how 23 children under the supervision of youth offending teams died in the community last year have emerged after the Youth Justice Board released fresh information on the incidents.

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.

Youth custody reduction pilot goes ahead despite riots

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  • Wednesday, September 7, 2011
  • | CYP Now
A pilot scheme that will give local authorities responsibility for the cost of youth custody will be launched next month despite three of the trial areas being hit by last month's riots, the Youth Justice Board has confirmed.

Havering YOT 'fails to safeguard children'

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  • Tuesday, August 30, 2011
  • | CYP Now
A youth offending team in London has come in for criticism from inspectors for failing to safeguard children well enough or minimise the risk of harm to members of the public.

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.

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