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Legal Update: Rights of 17-year-olds in custody

Monday, May 13, 2013

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A recent case has ruled that 17-year-olds be treated as children when arrested and held in police custody, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Daily roundup: School uniforms, A-Levels, and court cases

Thursday, August 15, 2013

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Charity calls for school uniforms to be ditched, the proportion of top A-Level grades is down on last year, and a minister wants more young offenders dealt with in youth courts, all in the news today.

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.

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.

Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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Decisions on custody placements for young offenders should be subject to inspection in order to improve safety for under-18s in prison, a charity has said.

Boris Johnson bids for control of youth justice

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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London mayor Boris Johnson has outlined plans to lobby government to give him more control of youth justice policy in the capital.

Response to last summer's riots 'criminalised young people'

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

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Young people have been condemned to a future without hope as a result of getting a criminal record in connection with last summer's riots, it has been claimed.

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

Thursday, August 9, 2012

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A former director of strategy at the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has stepped down as a police and crime commissioner candidate because of a criminal conviction he acquired as a minor.

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

Thursday, October 31, 2013

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More than 80 per cent of England's gang "hotspots" have no strategy in place to tackle the health problems that contribute to youth and gang violence, according to a report.

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

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A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Youth custody levels reach new low

Monday, May 14, 2012

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The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to the lowest level since the Youth Justice Board began collecting records, latest statistics have shown.

Children 'set up to fail' by post-custody supervision

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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The quality of community supervision offered to children once they leave custody is setting them up to fail, a report has claimed.

Vulnerable missing children exploited by drug gangs, report finds

Thursday, July 23, 2015

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Runaway and missing children are being exploited by criminal gangs in order to expand inner city drug networks into county towns, a study has found.

Review set to reveal Gove plans

Monday, September 28, 2015

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Youth justice experts say education of young offenders must not dominate the review of the system

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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One of the country's most senior police officers has suggested the age of criminal responsibility should be treated with more flexibility and greater weight be placed on the maturity of young offenders.

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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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

Friday, December 2, 2011

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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.

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