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Details of young offender deaths revealed

Thursday, October 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Details of how 23 children under the supervision of youth offending teams died in the community last year have emerged after the Youth Justice Board released fresh information on the incidents.

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice has refused to confirm fears that youth jails have reached capacity or outline its contingency plans to deal with the situation amid concerns that children's lives are being put in danger through overcrowding.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

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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.

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

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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.

Restraint technique found to increase risk of death

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Research funded by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has found that restraining someone by holding them forward in a seated position increases the risk of harm or death.

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

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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 Justice Division to replace YJB in April 2012

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Friday, July 15, 2011

| CYP Now

A date of April 2012 has been pencilled in for the abolition of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), to be replaced by a Youth Justice Division, it has emerged.

MoJ confirms 132 young offender deaths in the community

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

| CYP Now

A total 132 young offenders have died while under supervision in the community since 2006, figures released in parliament have revealed.

Teenager found dead at Essex YOI

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

| CYP Now

A teenager has been found dead at a young offender institution (YOI) in Essex, CYP Now has learned.

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

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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.

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

More children than previously thought died under youth offending team supervision in the community last year, it has emerged.

50,000 children locked up by police

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

| CYP Now

More than 50,000 children under the age of 16 were held in police cells in 2008 and 2009 it has emerged.

Child protection training take-up drops, according to Ceop figures

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Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The number of organisations prepared to pay for child protection training from specialist police officers has dropped markedly despite concerns over emerging threats to children's safety.

System 'fails vulnerable children leaving custody'

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Vulnerable children are leaving custody without adequate support, the chief inspector of prisons has found.

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.

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

One of the country's most senior police officers has suggested the age of criminal responsibility should be treated with more flexibility and greater weight be placed on the maturity of young offenders.

Immigration detainee dies after being found hanging at Glen Parva

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| CYP Now

An immigration detainee has died in hospital a week after being found hanging in his cell at a young offender institution (YOI).

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

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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.

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for social worker posts in young offender institutions (YOIs) has been agreed, ending two years of uncertainty over the positions, CYP Now can reveal.

Barnardo's claims antisocial behaviour police powers will put children at risk

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Friday, May 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Government plans to hand police powers to take children suspected of antisocial behaviour back to their homes are being opposed by children's charity Barnardo's.

Rise in violent deaths of teen boys is evidence of policy failure, warn academics

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Academics have warned that initiatives to cut youth crime have failed after research showed that violent deaths of teenage boys rose over the past three decades.

Youth prison suicides prompt call for review

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| CYP Now

Campaigners call for an independent review of the youth secure estate after five teenagers die in the space of less than five weeks.

Number of serious case reviews instigated plummets

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| CYP Now

A dramatic year-on-year drop in the number of serious case reviews being initiated by local authorities has been confirmed by figures provided by Ofsted.

Teenager found hanged at Wetherby Young Offender Institution

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

| CYP Now

A 17-year-old boy has died after being found hanging in his cell at Wetherby Young Offender Institution (YOI) in Yorkshire.

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

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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".

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Details of young offender deaths revealed

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

Restraint technique found to increase risk of death

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

Youth Justice Division to replace YJB in April 2012

MoJ confirms 132 young offender deaths in the community

Teenager found dead at Essex YOI

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

50,000 children locked up by police

Child protection training take-up drops, according to Ceop figures

System 'fails vulnerable children leaving custody'

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

Immigration detainee dies after being found hanging at Glen Parva

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

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

Barnardo's claims antisocial behaviour police powers will put children at risk

Rise in violent deaths of teen boys is evidence of policy failure, warn academics

Youth prison suicides prompt call for review

Number of serious case reviews instigated plummets

Teenager found hanged at Wetherby Young Offender Institution

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

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