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New organisation takes on responsibility for youth custody

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

| CYP Now

The new body taking on responsibility for commissioning and overseeing the youth secure estate from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has officially launched.

Ministers report progress on diversion schemes for mentally ill young offenders

News

Monday, April 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth justice minister Crispin Blunt and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley have outlined the progress made towards diverting the mentally ill away from the justice system into treatment and care at a Westminster reception today (23 April).

‘Looked after' status not beneficial for all children on remand, claims ADCS

News

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to class under-18s remanded to custody as "looked after" could prevent practitioners working in the best interests of young people, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Youth offending team budgets take seven per cent hit

News

Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Central funding for youth offending teams from the Youth Justice Board has been cut by nearly seven per cent this year, it has been confirmed.

Academics warn of risk to youth justice progress

News

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

| CYP Now

A "constructive" approach to tackling youth offending risks being lost if the Ministry of Justice moves to restrict the role of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), academics have warned.

YJB chair Lord McNally backs age of criminality review

News

Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

The chair of the Youth Justice Board has added his voice to growing calls for a rethink on the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales.

No decision on girls in secure colleges, government adviser claims

News

Thursday, July 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A final decision on whether girls will be held alongside boys in secure colleges has yet to be made, a senior government mandarin has insisted.

Daily roundup: Careers guidance, council cuts, and smoking

Other

Thursday, January 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Call for government to extend National Careers Service; research shows cuts affecting deprived areas more; and Lords back bid to ban smoking in cars, all in the news today.

Future of mental health ward at Lancaster YOI in jeopardy

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

| CYP Now

The mental health ward at Lancaster Farms young offender institution (YOI) is set to close.

YJB reveals focus on outcomes in latest business plan

News

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Reducing numbers of young people in custody and managing a smooth transition into the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are among the main aims for the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in its latest business plan.

Prison Reform Trust raises concerns over adults placed in YOIs

News

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of adults over the age of 21 are being placed in young offender institutions (YOIs) that previously held only 18- to 21-year-olds, a campaign group has claimed.

Rochester YOI blasted for drug abuse and gang culture

News

Thursday, August 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Rochester Young Offender Institution (YOI) is beset with drug abuse, gang culture and a lack of organised activities for inmates, according to a damning assessment.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has called on magistrates to name and shame children involved in last week's riots, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

MoJ would have found riots pressure 'impossible', claims YJB chair

News

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

| CYP Now

The chair of the Youth Justice Board has launched a blistering attack on the government's decision to axe the quango next April, claiming the Ministry of Justice would have found it "impossible" to handle the intense pressure on the youth justice system caused by the riots.

Children 'not facing harsh riot sentences'

News

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

| CYP Now

Children are not being sentenced more harshly for crimes associated with riots across cities in England earlier this month, the vice-chair of the Magistrates' Association has said.

Prison Reform Trust backs Clarke's call for better rehabilitation

News

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke's calls for rehabilitation in secure settings to be improved have been backed by The Prison Reform Trust.

Barnardo's to roll out prisoner family support scheme

News

Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Barnardo's is to roll out a community programme nationwide to improve support for the 200,000 UK children with a parent in prison.

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

G4S loses contract for STC where staff degraded young people

News

Friday, September 4, 2015

| CYP Now

A secure training centre (STC) where young people were subjected to degrading treatment and racist abuse from prison officers will be placed under new management, it has been announced.

Fall in YOI staff linked to restraint increase

Analysis

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick calls for workforce improvements to tackle rising restraint use in the secure estate.

Ofsted calls for body-worn cameras across all youth custody settings

News

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Staff in all youth custody settings should be made to wear body cameras in a bid to prevent mistreatment of young people, Ofsted and the Prisons Inspectorate have said.

Young offender institutions 'must embrace the big society'

News

Monday, May 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is being called on to apply its big society agenda of active citizenship to young offender institutions (YOIs) and other prison settings.

Secure homes to lose places as YJB cuts beds for young offenders

News

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes (SCHs) are to be cut due to falling custody levels, prompting fresh concerns over the care of vulnerable children.

NHS to take over health services for young offenders in secure homes

News

Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Responsibility for commissioning health services for children and young people in secure children's homes and secure training centres is to transfer to the NHS.