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Academies set to run secure colleges

Thursday, February 14, 2013

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Academies and free schools are being lined up to run new secure colleges under radical plans to shake up the youth custody system in England and Wales, the government has announced.

Daily roundup: New role for ADCS president; support for young carers, and children's services in Salford

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Debbie Jones appointed regional director for Ofsted, a call for more support for young carers, and Salford children's services department improves, all in the news today.

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

Thursday, February 7, 2013

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Children and young people who commit sexual offences are being failed by a lack of timely interventions and appropriate support, a report has warned.

YOTs told to make case for mental health investment

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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Youth offending teams must work closely with new health and wellbeing boards to drive down high numbers of vulnerable young people with mental health needs in the justice system, a charity has said.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Friday, February 1, 2013

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The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Restraint and self-harm incidents on the rise in youth jails

Thursday, January 31, 2013

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Young people in custody are being increasingly subjected to restraint, while incidents of self-harm are also on the rise, despite falling numbers of under-18s in the secure estate.

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

Monday, January 28, 2013

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Government attempts to scrap the Youth Justice Board (YJB) resulted in it losing its authority, the chief executive of the organisation has conceded.

Major young offender resettlement scheme announced for London

Thursday, January 17, 2013

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Crime reduction charity Nacro has won a contract to run a high profile payment-by-results resettlement scheme for young offenders in London.

Ashfield YOI to close in response to falling custody levels

Thursday, January 10, 2013

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A controversial privately run young offender institution is to stop holding under-18s as part of a prison estate shake-up announced by the Ministry of Justice today.

Fresh review of YJB announced

Thursday, January 10, 2013

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The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is to be reviewed for the third time in as many years, the government has announced.

Custody pathfinder pilots demand new terms

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

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Two groups of local authorities are considering pulling out of a landmark youth custody pilot scheme, unless the terms of the project are amended, CYP Now can reveal.

Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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All young offenders should have access to an adult mentor, a report by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People has claimed.

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

Monday, December 3, 2012

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A former social worker and educational psychologist has been selected as the new chief executive of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

GCSE passes of young offenders plummets

Friday, November 16, 2012

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The number of GCSE passes achieved by young people in custody has fallen by nearly half, prompting concerns over the quality of education provision.

Call for YJB to address lack of ‘fear response' among young offenders

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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New ways of dealing with young offenders with mental impairments must be devised in light of emerging evidence on the issue, a former member of the Youth Justice Board has said.

Young offender dog training scheme to go nationwide

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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A community sentencing scheme that involves young offenders training dogs is to be expanded nationwide as part of attempts to provide alternatives to custody.

Delays and funding cuts blight young offender resettlement project

Thursday, November 1, 2012

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A replacement for a controversial resettlement scheme for young offenders in London has been delayed and is facing a reduction in funding, CYP Now has learned.

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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More focus must be placed on diverting young people from antisocial behaviour at an earlier stage, in order to tackle the problem of gangs, a crime reduction charity has said.

Birmingham quits devolved youth custody budget scheme

Thursday, October 25, 2012

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Birmingham is pulling out of a scheme to devolve the cost of youth custody to local authorities, CYP Now can reveal.

Daily roundup: Early intervention funding, UK Youth Parliament, and the age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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The Local Government Association calls on government to rethink plan to "top-slice" early intervention cash, 250,000 young people vote in a UKYP consultation, and the Northern Irish justice minister advocates increasing the age of criminal responsibility, all in the news today.

Government warned against using payment-by-results in youth justice

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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The government has been warned that payment-by-results in the youth justice system could have a negative impact on young offenders, after Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to extend use of the concept.

Juvenile gang injunctions used just once in 10 months

Monday, October 15, 2012

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Controversial gang injunction powers for under-18s have been used just once since being introduced 10 months ago, it has emerged.

Review of youth custody standards announced

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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Guidelines for how staff should work with young offenders in custody are set to be relaxed in a bid to improve practice, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Call to improve young women's mental health screening in custody

Thursday, September 13, 2012

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Young women in police custody are being deprived of support to safeguard their mental health, a report has claimed.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

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