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'Tangible action’ needed to address youth violence, says campaigner

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

| CYP Now

“Tangible action" is needed to protect vulnerable young people from the cycle of youth violence, youth coach and campaigner Amani Simpson has urged.

Young people share plans to tackle youth violence and exploitation with London mayor

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Hundreds of young people involved in programmes to boost opportunities for under-25s have taken part in an event to share solutions to the biggest issues facing their generation including youth violence and exploitation, poor mental health and racism.

Empowerment programme offers positive pathways to at-risk black young people

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

| CYP Now

The Amani Project is working with black and mixed-race young people who want to turn their lives around, offering positive pathways to young people who are at risk of youth violence and exploitation.

Call to roll out Covid style small family ‘bubbles’ across youth custody

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| CYP Now

The Youth Custody Service (YCS) is being urged to consider reorganising young offenders in custody into “small family groups” after a study found they benefitted children when used during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Child sexual abuse offences surpass 100,000 for the first time

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Police forces in England and Wales recorded the most child sexual offences ever in 2021/22, with numbers surpassing 100,000 for the first time.

Treat criminal exploitation of young people as a ‘national threat’, campaigners urge

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Friday, February 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth justice leaders and cross-party MPs have urged the government to treat youth violence and criminal exploitation of young people as a "national threat" during an event in parliament.

Understanding perpetrator behaviour to protect the vulnerable

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Sexually abusive behaviour challenges our moral compass – rightly so – and provokes us to rush to condemn the perpetrator. For those of us whose role it is to protect the the victims and survivors and onlookers, the affront can feel intensely personal.

Interview: Jonathan Hall KC, terrorism legislation adviser

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Megan Warren-Lister speaks to the government’s terrorism adviser about plans for new child-specific orders.

Swindon youth offending service ‘a credit to the town’, inspectors say

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Monday, January 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Swindon Council has been praised by inspectors for providing an “outstanding” youth offending service that is a “credit to the town”.

Children charged with criminal offences waiting 217 days for case outcomes

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Children charged with criminal offences are waiting, on average, 217 days for the outcome of their case, more than double waiting times seen a decade ago.

Education of children in custody failing to improve post pandemic, inspectors find

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are continuing to receive “inadequate education” even after lessons were disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by inspectors has warning.

Stop posting photos of knives on social media, police told

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

| CYP Now

London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has called on the Metropolitan Police to stop posting images of confiscated knives and weapons on social media, after finding these can trigger fear among young people and cause some to locate more dangerous weapons to protect themselves.

Met Police officers investigated over arrest of strip-searched child

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Friday, January 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Four serving Metropolitan Police Officers are being investigated over the arrest and detention of a child who was strip-searched, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed.

Council’s failure to support care leavers left four-year-old at risk of gang violence, ombudsman finds

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Monday, January 16, 2023

| CYP Now

A council’s failure to support the transition of a single mother and her brother out of care left her four-year-old son at risk of gang-related violence, the local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) has found.

Call to remove police officers from schools

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Monday, January 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Police officers in England should be "removed from schools" as their presence disproportionately impacts black and minority ethnic communities, a race equality think tank warns.

CYP Now seeks views on the use of handcuffs on children in care

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Monday, January 16, 2023

| CYP Now

CYP Now is seeking sector views on the use of handcuffs on children in care.

Claudia Sturt quits as YJB chief executive

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Friday, January 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Claudia Sturt has quit her role as chief executive of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) after less than two years with the organisation.

Youth crime prevention scheme expands

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Friday, January 13, 2023

| CYP Now

A London-based programme designed to divert vulnerable young people away from the criminal justice system has expanded outside of the capital for the first time.

Anti-terrorism plans could put vulnerable children at risk, former children's commissioner says

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has warned that plans for child-specific terrorism orders, currently being considered by ministers, could put vulnerable children at risk.