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Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) children in custody is increasing despite an overall fall in custody levels, CYP Now has learned.

YJB commits to young offender suggestions for secure estate improvements

News

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has pledged to improve practice across the secure estate, reduce the use of full searches and ensure complaints are handled fairly, following a consultation with young people.

Diversion, family therapy and resettlement to cut prison numbers

Other

Monday, November 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Multi-systemic therapy, triage schemes and improved resettlement support have emerged as the most popular tools for pilot projects tasked with reducing numbers in youth jails.

Number of first-time young offenders fell by a quarter in 2012

News

Friday, May 31, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people getting into trouble with the law for the first time is continuing to plummet, latest figures show.

Waitrose to help prepare young prisoners for work

News

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Supermarket chain Waitrose has teamed up with HMP/YOI Littlehey to help young offenders get into work.

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

News

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Prison inspectors have praised Cookham Wood YOI for cutting violence and bullying but are concerned that not enough is being done to prevent suicide and self-harm among inmates.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Government extends strip-search pilot

News

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has moved a step closer to phasing out the routine strip-searching of young offenders when they enter custody.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) for 18- to 20-year-olds would be scrapped and young people sent to adult jails instead, under controversial plans being considered by government.

Plans to move young offenders into adult jails spark concerns

Other

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Criminal justice experts question whether Ministry of Justice proposals to scrap specialist facilities for offenders aged 18 to 20 are motivated by a desire to reduce violence and reoffending or to cut costs.

YJB outlines plans to make youth custody safer

News

Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board has vowed to improve the safety of young people in custody by boosting support to looked-after children and clamping down on bullying and violence.

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaign groups have criticised a new system of restraint being adopted in youth custody settings because it continues to allow techniques that involve inflicting pain on young people.

Daily roundup: Pupil premium plus, inequality in schools and retirement for the chief executive of the YJB

Other

Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A call for more education funding for children in care, concerns over school provision for ethnic minority pupils, and the chief executive of the Youth Justice Board announces his intention to retire, all in the news today.

Youth prisons blighted by staff shortages and lack of support, say inspectors

News

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are being locked up in their cells for too long and are missing out on vital support due to staff shortages across the secure estate, inspectors have warned.

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

News

Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Government attempts to scrap the Youth Justice Board (YJB) resulted in it losing its authority, the chief executive of the organisation has conceded.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

News

Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

YOTs told to make case for mental health investment

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams must work closely with new health and wellbeing boards to drive down high numbers of vulnerable young people with mental health needs in the justice system, a charity has said.

Academies set to run secure colleges

News

Thursday, February 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Academies and free schools are being lined up to run new secure colleges under radical plans to shake up the youth custody system in England and Wales, the government has announced.

Daily roundup: Funding for young offenders; Birmingham protests, and violence against parents

Other

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authority funding for young offenders is cut; protests over the future of children's services in Birmingham, and European Commission cash for a UK study on violence against parents, all in the news today.

Ofsted announces plans for tougher youth custody inspections

News

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

| CYP Now

Failing secure training centres (STCs) will be subject to greater scrutiny amid concerns around levels of violence and the safety of children.

Brinsford YOI slammed for 'squalid' conditions

News

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners are demanding the closure of a young offender institution near Wolverhampton after conditions were labelled as the worst seen by inspectors.

YJB to investigate safer restraint techniques

News

Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is carrying out two reviews into ways of making physical restraint in young offender settings safer and pain free.

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

News

Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Probation staff are poorly trained in child protection and lack a clear understanding of what to do if children are potentially at risk, a damning report has concluded.

Hindley YOI criticised over bullying and violence

News

Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

A young offender institution (YOI) near Wigan is still struggling to overcome problems around bullying and violence that contributed to the suicide of a 17-year-old inmate three years ago, according to inspectors.

Follow European example to keep young people out of prison, says report

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The UK should use a more flexible approach to dealing with young people in trouble with the law, drawing on lessons from Europe, a report by the Criminal Justice Alliance has said.

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