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YJB warns minister of serious incident risk

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Moves to relax national standards for youth offending teams could lead to serious incidents such as murders or rape as a result of looser supervision, the Youth Justice Board has warned.

‘Looked after' status not beneficial for all children on remand, claims ADCS

News

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to class under-18s remanded to custody as "looked after" could prevent practitioners working in the best interests of young people, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

No decision on girls in secure colleges, government adviser claims

News

Thursday, July 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A final decision on whether girls will be held alongside boys in secure colleges has yet to be made, a senior government mandarin has insisted.

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

News

Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

There is an "unhelpful" misperception among the media and public about the nature of out-of-authority placements for looked-after children, council care managers have said.

Daily roundup: Careers guidance, council cuts, and smoking

Other

Thursday, January 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Call for government to extend National Careers Service; research shows cuts affecting deprived areas more; and Lords back bid to ban smoking in cars, all in the news today.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has called on magistrates to name and shame children involved in last week's riots, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

Ofsted calls for body-worn cameras across all youth custody settings

News

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Staff in all youth custody settings should be made to wear body cameras in a bid to prevent mistreatment of young people, Ofsted and the Prisons Inspectorate have said.

Secure homes to lose places as YJB cuts beds for young offenders

News

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes (SCHs) are to be cut due to falling custody levels, prompting fresh concerns over the care of vulnerable children.

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

News

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Children in custody should be kept in small units with sufficient trained staff to meet their mental health and emotional needs, a report by the children's commissioner has recommended.

Home Office brands chief constable's cuts comments 'irresponsible'

News

Friday, February 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A chief constable has been criticised by the Home Office after claiming that cuts to his force will place vulnerable people "at risk".

Charities urge statutory family support for prisoners

News

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A group of charities has joined forces to campaign for family support services to be made statutory in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs).

Call to create secure training centres complaints system

News

Thursday, August 22, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been called on to introduce an independent complaints process for children in secure training centres (STCs), or face legal action.

Huge drop in restraint attributed to restorative justice

News

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure children's home in Devon has been recognised for its successful use of restorative justice after restraint incidents fell by nearly 90 per cent.

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

News

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been accused of breaking an international treaty on children's rights after it emerged that young offenders are being transferred from youth custody to adult prisons.

Daily roundup: Immigration detention, Scottish children's wards, and ‘peer courts'

Other

Monday, February 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Outrage over the decision to sanction the use force on pregnant women in immigration detention, a call for a review of children's wards in Scotland, and a 'peer sentencing' pilot Hampshire, all in the news today.

Working Together to Safeguard Children: key revisions explained

Other

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

It has been two years in the making, but the revised Working Together guidance has finally been published. The new, streamlined version contains crucial information for all those with a role in safeguarding children

Support for most vulnerable may be lost with payment-by-results, warns charity

News

Thursday, July 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Children with severe emotional problems or those deeply entrenched in gang culture may miss out on attempts to steer them onto the right path as a result of plans to introduce payment-by-results youth justice services, a charity has claimed.

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

News

Thursday, July 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Health services provided by youth offending teams (YOTs) for children and young people are improving, a report has found.

Haringey 'missed chances' to help young killer

News

Thursday, May 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Haringey Council has been criticised for failing a teenage boy who is serving a life sentence for murdering a stranger in the street.

YOTs 'failing to learn' from serious incidents involving young offenders

News

Monday, June 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Lessons are not being learned from serious incidents such as rape and murder committed by young offenders known to youth justice services, a review has found.

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