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Secure estate plans focus on specialist units

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  • Tuesday, April 3, 2012
    • | CYP Now
It has been a tumultuous year for the youth secure estate, with no less than 10 suicides of teenagers in custody since the beginning of March 2011 and the sudden spike in custody rates as a result of last summer's riots providing some worrying challenges.

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.

Suffering inside: The welfare of children in custody

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  • Tuesday, November 25, 2014
    • | CYP Now
As many as one in five children in custody has attempted suicide, while many more self-harm. Joe Lepper explores what the youth secure estate and health services are doing to reduce risk and protect the welfare of this vulnerable group.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

    News
  • Tuesday, January 6, 2015
    • | CYP Now
A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

Youth remand continues to fall

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  • 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.

Youth Justice: Policy context

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  • 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.

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