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Councils miss out on youth crime funding

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).

Police get increased powers to confiscate alcohol

News

Friday, January 29, 2010

| CYP Now

New powers have come into effect making it easier for police to confiscate alcohol and stop retailers selling to underage children.

Joint working - Total Place bids to do more with less

Other

Monday, February 1, 2010

| CYP Now

Councils can yield big savings by adopting a joined-up approach to public spending, dubbed Total Place. Lauren Higgs reports.

Campaign to promote autism

Other

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

| CYP Now

The youth justice system is to be targeted as part of a National Autistic Society campaign.

Poetry competition

Other

Monday, February 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Poetry is being used as part of a multi-pronged bid to reduce youth violence in the London borough of Islington.Funding: Through existing Islington Council budgets.

Police receive funds to crack down on underage drinking

News

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

| CYP Now

Measures to tackle underage drinking, including additional funding to help police enforce powers, have been announced by the government.

Interview: Not just for boys - Michael Nerini, service manager, Clare Lodge Secure Children's Home

Features

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

| CYP Now

When you think of a secure children's home (SCH) what image springs to mind? Young male offenders? If that's a "yes" then you hold the stereotype Michael Nerini, service manager at Clare Lodge SCH wants to break.

YJB considers assessment shake-up

Other

Monday, March 1, 2010

| CYP Now

Questions have been raised about how sentence recommendations are calculated under the government's latest youth crime intervention system.

Call to keep young offenders out of adult courts

News

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

| CYP Now

Action for Children Scotland is calling for new laws to ensure the majority of young offenders are kept out of the adult court system.

Third of YOTs see rise in custodial rates

News

Thursday, June 25, 2009

| CYP Now

Around a third of youth offending team (YOT) areas have seen an increase in the number of young people remanded in custody, according to latest figures.

Funds for youth prison social workers in disarray

Other

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

| CYP Now

The future funding of social workers in young offender institutions (YOIs) has been cast into doubt after attempts to get local authorities to club together to pay for them have failed.