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GCSE passes of young offenders plummets

Friday, November 16, 2012

| CYP Now

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

Prisons inspector finds little progress on youth custody resettlement

News

Thursday, November 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Little progress has been made on improving resettlement support for young offenders leaving custody since a critical report last year, a group of MPs has been told.

Delays and funding cuts blight young offender resettlement project

News

Thursday, November 1, 2012

| CYP Now

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

News

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

Consortium considers ditching landmark scheme to devolve the cost of custody

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

At least one area trialling a pioneering project to hand youth custody budgets to local authorities is considering pulling out of the scheme, CYP Now has learned.

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

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

Young offender transitions must improve, inspectors say

News

Thursday, October 11, 2012

| CYP Now

The way young offenders are moved from the juvenile to adult justice system must be improved in custody and the community, inspectors have found.

Spotlight on young offender transitions to adult secure estate

News

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Work to address "significant gaps" in information on young offenders moving from the youth estate to the young adult estate has got underway in four young adult institutions.

Youth offending team and university partnership unveiled

News

Friday, August 10, 2012

| CYP Now

A partnership between a youth offending team (YOT) and university has been launched to improve services for young people, in a move that could pave the way for similar arrangements elsewhere in England and Wales.

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

News

Thursday, August 9, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

Ex-offenders enlisted to tackle youth reoffending

News

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Peer mentoring projects for young people leaving custody are being developed at two young offender institutions (YOIs), youth justice minister Crispin Blunt has revealed.

Major study finds relationship between youth crime and morality

News

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people who commit little or no crime display greater self-control and possess personal morals that fit well with the law, a major study by academics at Cambridge University has found.

Minister refuses to rule out extension of YJB's remit

News

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| CYP Now

A government minister has revealed that the extension of the Youth Justice Board's (YJB's) remit to cover 18- to 21-year-olds is being kept "under review".

Follow European example to keep young people out of prison, says report

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The UK should use a more flexible approach to dealing with young people in trouble with the law, drawing on lessons from Europe, a report by the Criminal Justice Alliance has said.

YJB system to assess communication needs

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Monday, May 28, 2012

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board's new electronic system for assessing young people's communication needs will identify problems as early as possible

Youth work ought to be offered to those in custody

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Monday, May 28, 2012

| CYP Now

The central tenets of the youth justice system in England and Wales revolve around three Rs: responsibility, restoration and re-integration.

Secure estate told to improve drug misuse services

News

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Secure establishments holding under 18s in custody have been told to improve substance misuse services as part of a drive to prevent young offenders becoming drug dependent.

Youth custody levels reach new low

News

Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

Youth offending team budgets take seven per cent hit

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Central funding for youth offending teams from the Youth Justice Board has been cut by nearly seven per cent this year, it has been confirmed.

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