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Abolition of YJB is difficult to justify

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 18, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The government's decision to scrap the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in last week's "bonfire of the quangos" is bewildering. In recent years, since the welcome demise of New Labour's Respect agenda, the YJB has helped to reduce first-time entrants to the criminal justice system and the youth custody population has come down.

Youth custody education ‘must be expanded'

    News
  • Wednesday, November 21, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Plans to improve education for young offenders in custody must focus on increasing existing provision and offering more opportunities for higher-level qualifications, a charity has said.