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YOT peer review scheme launches

    News
  • Monday, March 19, 2012
  • | CYP Now
A peer review inspection system for youth offending teams (YOTs) has launched with the first inspection of its kind taking place in Brighton, the Youth Justice Board has announced.

Probation changes 'risk damage to YOTs'

    News
  • Tuesday, April 17, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Plans to open up probation services to the voluntary sector and private firms could be detrimental to the work of youth offending teams (YOTs), it has been warned.

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

    News
  • Tuesday, May 1, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Youth custody levels reach new low

    News
  • Monday, May 14, 2012
  • | CYP Now
The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to the lowest level since the Youth Justice Board began collecting records, latest statistics have shown.

Youth remand continues to fall

    News
  • Thursday, October 8, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The amount of time spent by young people on remand in youth custody has fallen for the second year in a row, government figures show.

Tackling Youth Violence: Special Report

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Despite a recent fall in knife-related assaults, there are fears the pandemic has fuelled the factors that give rise to youth violence, prompting fresh calls for action to divert young people from harm.

Youth Justice: Policy context

    Other
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Since winning a sizeable majority at last December’s general election, the Conservative government has continued to build on reforms to the youth justice system set in train by the previous administration.