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Child Q report: Multi-agency strategy needed to ‘eradicate racism’ in Hackney

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

| CYP Now

Hackney Council must develop a multi-agency strategy to eradicate racism in the London borough, a report examining its response to the strip-searching of schoolgirl Child Q recommends.

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a further investment of £10m into mentoring for vulnerable young people, as part of a £34m package of support to help those most at risk of exploitation or exposure to violence.

Breakdown in multi-agency risk intelligence criticised in review of teenager's death

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

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A breakdown in intelligence, around the risks faced by a teenage boy from criminals, has emerged in a child safeguarding practice review into his fatal stabbing two years ago.

Greater diversity training for professionals could reduce youth violence, report finds

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Professionals working with young people need increased training on recognising discriminatory behaviour and unconscious bias to help reduce youth violence, youth-led research has found.

Inspection skills qualification launches for youth offending inspectors

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

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Inspectors visiting youth offending services are to be offered the chance to qualify for a newly created qualification in inspection skills.

Healthcare in secure settings

Analysis

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Experts welcome refresh of health standards for secure settings, but warn delivery will be challenging.

Inspections Clinic: 10 key questions on STC assurance visits

Features

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Ofsted's Yvette Stanley answers 10 key questions from Jo Stephenson about how new assurance inspections for secure training centres will work and the improvements they will bring for children.

Shift the balance of power in youth justice

Analysis

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth justice services need to adopt a more collaborative approach with young people, say experts.

Secure school ‘on track’ to open this year

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Friday, May 26, 2023

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England’s first secure school is “on track” to open at the end of this year, the founder of Oasis charitable trust, which will run the setting, has confirmed.

£7m deterrence programme rolls out to reduce youth violence

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Friday, May 26, 2023

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A £7m programme which uses deterrence techniques to reduce levels of youth violence will launch in five cities across England.

Home Office response to child sexual abuse inquiry ‘will not protect children’, review chair warns

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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The government’s response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) “will not provide the protection from sexual abuse that our children deserve”, said the investigation’s chair.

Deprivation of liberty applications rose to record levels in March, figures reveal

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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The number of applications to deprive a child of their liberty rose to 142 in March this year, the highest on record.

Children in custody held ‘miles from home’ miss out on family visits, inspectorate warns

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Monday, May 15, 2023

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Four in 10 children in custody are held more than 50 miles from home meaning family visits do not take place regularly, according to HM Inspectorate of Prisons.

Secure school advertises teaching and social care roles

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Friday, May 12, 2023

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A series of job adverts reveals further information about England’s first secure school which is set to open on the site of the former Medway Secure Training Centre at the end of this year.

Children’s commissioner: Pornography linked to harmful sexual behaviour among children

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

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Half of child on child sexual abuse cases are reported to have included acts of sexual violence commonly seen in pornography, new analysis by the children’s commissioner for England finds.

Urgent improvement notice issued to YOI over solitary confinement of children

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Friday, April 28, 2023

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An urgent notice to improve has been issued over conditions at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution (YOI) after inspectors found children held in solitary confinement, some for more than 100 days.

Trauma-informed youth work key to tackling violence, report finds

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

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Safe and trauma-informed youth spaces are key to tackling serious youth violence, a new report has found, calling for increased funding for youth services and a rollback of police powers.

IT training offered to young people ‘to get their lives back on track’

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

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IT and cyber security training is being given to young offenders in Birmingham to boost their technical and employment skills.

Young offenders from racial minorities 'receive less support' when moving to adult prisons

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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The criminal justice system is less likely to support young people from racial minorities when they transition to adult prisons and services, a report is warning.