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Place young offenders in small units, children's commissioner urges

Thursday, October 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Large children's prisons should be scrapped and replaced with smaller secure units in order to improve access to education and rehabilitation, the children's commissioner for England has said.

YJB to save £4.6m by axing secure children's home places

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes are to be cut by 15 per cent, it has been announced.

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.

Daily roundup: Girl Guide campaign, youth police and crime commissioner, and hospital staff suspended

Other

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Girl Guides tell The Sun to drop Page 3, Paris Brown investigated over offensive tweets and arrests at children's hospital following baby's death, all in the news today.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) for 18- to 20-year-olds would be scrapped and young people sent to adult jails instead, under controversial plans being considered by government.

YJB outlines plans to make youth custody safer

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board has vowed to improve the safety of young people in custody by boosting support to looked-after children and clamping down on bullying and violence.

Daily roundup: Pupil premium plus, inequality in schools and retirement for the chief executive of the YJB

Other

Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A call for more education funding for children in care, concerns over school provision for ethnic minority pupils, and the chief executive of the Youth Justice Board announces his intention to retire, all in the news today.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

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Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

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.

Brinsford YOI slammed for 'squalid' conditions

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners are demanding the closure of a young offender institution near Wolverhampton after conditions were labelled as the worst seen by inspectors.

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Probation staff are poorly trained in child protection and lack a clear understanding of what to do if children are potentially at risk, a damning report has concluded.

Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

Other

Friday, August 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Poorer parents struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays; Department for Education publishes child-friendly guide to the special educational needs reforms; and judge warns of "paedophile panic", all in the news today.

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to make emergency in-year cuts of £13.5m to youth justice work have been blasted by children's services chiefs and youth justice managers.

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Prison campaigners have called for a ban on under 14s being detained in police cells overnight, labelling the practice "dangerous and frightening".

Daily roundup: Sex offenders, youth crime ambassador, and gang intervention

Other

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Calls for lower threshold for sex offender orders, decision to appoint £22k youth ambassador criticised, and Iain Duncan-Smith pledges to help gangs project, all in the news today.

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOTs) have been told to improve the way they share information on young people sentenced to custody to make services more efficient and safe.

Inquiry reveals failings prior to death of 15-year-old in custody

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Better communication between prison staff and mental health services may have helped prevent the suicide of a 15-year-old boy in youth custody, an inquiry has found.

Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

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Monday, October 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of Scottish families face multiple disadvantage, children say they want more time with parents, and a warning over impending child benefit cuts, all in the news today.

Northamptonshire custody staff 'need better child protection training'

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Improvements in safeguarding training must be made in police custody suites in Northamptonshire, inspectors have said.

YOI praised for progress prior to custody death

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

| CYP Now

A young offender institution where a 15-year-old boy was found hanging in January was praised by inspectors following a visit just two months before his death, a report has revealed.

Researchers to explore the issue of sex in youth custody

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Sex in young offender institutions and secure training centres will be investigated as part of a two-year study by the Howard League for Penal Reform.

Daily roundup: Adoption adverts, mental health services, and children's centre closures

Other

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Adoption agency places adverts featuring real children; report questions progress on mental health provision for young offenders; and politicians in Kent give green light to children's centre closures, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

Critics attack ‘illegal' plan to use force in secure colleges

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners have hit out at plans to allow staff at secure colleges the power to use force on children and young people to "ensure good order and discipline".

Daily roundup: Education proposals for councils, Suffolk care figures and LGBT bullying in Scotland

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to strengthen councils' involvement with autonomous schools, the number of looked-after children in Suffolk drops, and homophobia uncovered in Scottish education settings, all in the news today.