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Young offenders warn settings are ‘too risky’ for their families to visit

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

| CYP Now

Young offenders are warning that custody is “too risky” for their families to visit, and they are not being offered “any meaningful alternative” to stay in contact with their relatives.

London mayor funds more youth workers in custody suites

News

Friday, April 21, 2023

| CYP Now

London’s violence reduction unit (VRU) is to expand the number of specially-trained youth workers in the capital’s custody suites to help divert young people from crime.

Youth Justice Board moves to tackle probation officer recruitment crisis

News

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board (YJB) have laid out plans to fill increasing numbers of probation officer vacancies in the youth justice system.

Keeping children apart fails to tackle youth custody violence, inspectors warn

News

Thursday, July 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) are being called on by inspectors to cut down the use of "keep apart" lists to reduce violence among children in custody.

Prisons watchdog warns of 'heightened' problems in YOIs

News

Thursday, August 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Urgent action is needed to improve an “endemic” of poor conditions in young offender institutions (YOIs), the chair of a prisons watchdog has warned.

Partnership offers alternative to custody in London

Best Practice

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

The London Accommodation Pathfinder takes an innovative approach to supporting young people on remand who would otherwise be in custody.

Inspections clinic: Youth justice services

Features

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| CYP Now

While a new report shows that more young offenders are now accessing better quality specialist services, some areas of concern still remain. Jo Stephenson examines the inspectorate’s findings.

Vulnerable girl strip-searched twice by male officers in YOI, report reveals

News

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

| CYP Now

An “incredibly vulnerable” girl was restrained and stripped twice by male officers at a young offender institution (YOI), a damning report into the treatment of children in the facility has revealed.

Programme launched to promote evidence-based parenting interventions

News

Friday, March 22, 2024

| CYP Now

The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) and Foundations have collaborated on a programme which will trial evidence-based parenting interventions in four pilot areas.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

News

Monday, April 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings

News

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth custody settings in England and Wales will benefit from the implementation of neurodiversity support officers, it has been announced.

General Election 2024: Key manifesto pledges for youth justice

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

The opening of the UK’s first secure school at the end of the most recent government’s term marks a significant shift in the youth justice landscape.

Young people commit more than 100 rail crimes a week

News

Monday, April 6, 2009

| CYP Now

More than 5,000 rail crimes were committed by young people last year, according to the latest research.

Interview: All together now - Ed Balls Secretary of State forChildren, Schools and Families

Features

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

| CYP Now

Ed Balls faces a bulging in-tray having returned from holiday with his young family last week.

Kickz

Other

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

| CYP Now

Kickz is a national programme - run by the Football Foundation in conjunction with professional clubs - which provides young people with "positive activities".

Councils miss out on youth crime funding

News

Monday, April 27, 2009

| CYP Now

London boroughs with high youth crime rates are missing out on funding that aims to tackle the problem, according to London councils.

Chair announced for new government award scheme

News

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Dame Denise Platt, chair of the recently abolished Commission for Social Care Inspection, is to chair a new government award scheme to recognise innovation and excellence in local government.

Proposal to remove young people from DNA database

News

Thursday, May 7, 2009

| CYP Now

Young people who have been arrested but not convicted will have their DNA profiles removed from the national database when they turn 18, under new proposals put forward by the government.

Youth work: For their own good

Other

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

| CYP Now

A government scheme is testing methods of non-negotiable support for young people who get into trouble. Joe Lepper investigates.

Lord Bradley's Review of People with Mental Health Problems or Learning Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System

Other

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

| CYP Now

Lord Bradley's review and recommendations into the problems faced by prisoners with mental health issues has been published.

Tories call for action to stop school arson attacks

News

Friday, May 22, 2009

| CYP Now

Police have been called into schools 3,000 times over the past two years to deal with arson attacks, according to latest figures obtained by the Conservative Party.

Recession could scupper proposal for landmark young offenders academy

Other

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

| CYP Now

Government ministers have hinted that proposals for a pioneering young offenders academy in London may flounder as a result of the economic downturn.

Youth Justice - Should councils bear the cost of youth custody?

Other

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

| CYP Now

A proposal by the Youth Justice Board to make councils foot the bill for youth custody has proved highly controversial. Neil Puffett looks at where the key players stand on the issues involved.

YOT money given to family projects

Other

Monday, January 18, 2010

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOTs) have expressed fears that prevention work they undertake will suffer as money is diverted to pay for more family intervention projects (FIPs).