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Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

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  • Tuesday, November 15, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

Inspectors praise combined youth offending service

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  • Wednesday, October 12, 2016
  • | CYP Now
A combined youth offending service that was created through the merger of youth offending service (YOS) and a youth offending team (YOT) on the South West coast has been praised by inspectors.

Troubled Families programme 'has little impact'

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  • Tuesday, October 18, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative has had little impact in boosting job prospects or improving outcomes for children, a study commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government has found.

London to adopt public health approach to tackle serious violence

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  • Wednesday, September 19, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that a public health approach will be used to tackle serious violence in the capital, with a new a new Violence Reduction Unit featuring specialists in health, police and local government set to be established.

Stubborn adversaries will let children down

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
  • | CYP Now
There is so much dialogue between parties who either deliberately don't listen to each other or are genuinely hard of hearing. My job takes me across all policy areas and I witness it everywhere.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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  • Friday, April 20, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The country might be out of recession (again), but with the size of the deficit still enormous, public spending shows no sign of returning to growth. In our special report, we examine the long-term challenges and consequences of children's services spend continuing to fall during this decade.

Call to delay youth remand changes

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  • Tuesday, November 20, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Proposed changes to youth remand should be delayed by at least a year to allow local authorities to formulate plans to deal with a £7.3m funding shortfall in London alone, council leaders have warned.

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