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Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

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.

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.

Housing barriers threaten young offender rehabilitation, study finds

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Young offenders leaving custody face a battle to access suitable housing, heightening the risk they will continue to be involved in crime, a report has warned.

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.

Uncertain future hangs over acclaimed secure unit for girls

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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

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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.

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

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

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

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.