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YJB chair criticises scrapping of YOIs for young adults

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Controversial government plans to scrap young offender institutions (YOIs) for 18- to 20-year-olds have been criticised by the chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB).

Government to increase oversight of YJB

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is to be brought more closely under the control of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) following a review of the way the quango operates.

Youth justice pilot area sees large drop in custody

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Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth custody levels have been reduced by more than a third in one of the four areas piloting a high profile project providing authorities with cash to invest in alternatives to jail.

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.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' Hassockfield resettlement work

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (STC) has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for its efforts to resettle young offenders back into the community.

Youth justice roundup

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Police use of tasers on children rising, application launched to combat "sexting", and Ministry of Justice commits to maintaining family relationships of female inmates, all in the news in the past seven days.

Service user input is key to solving social problems

Other

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Howard Williamson on why offenders are essential to stopping the cycle of reoffending.

Inspectors praise CPS progress on handling youth cases

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| CYP Now

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is improving how it deals with cases involving under-18s, inspectors have found.

Huge drop in restraint attributed to restorative justice

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure children's home in Devon has been recognised for its successful use of restorative justice after restraint incidents fell by nearly 90 per cent.

South coast council cuts youth justice entrants

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Brighton & Hove City Council has cut by nearly a third the number of young people entering the youth justice system in its area over the past year.

Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted has called for major improvements to the way young offenders and prisoners are educated.

Call for youth justice guidance to be strengthened

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed new guidance on how youth offending teams are managed and structured risks failing to address key staffing concerns, it has been claimed.

London mayor's resettlement scheme suffers further delay

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

| CYP Now

A provider for a major young offender resettlement scheme has yet to be appointed more than a year after the scheduled launch date, CYP Now has learned.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

YJB to focus on needs of young offenders affected by YOI closures

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Support for young offenders being moved around the secure estate is to be prioritised, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Home Office under fire for 'short-sighted' custody plans

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Campaigners have criticised the Home Office after it emerged that 17-year-olds will not receive the same rights as other children held in police custody despite a High Court ruling.

YOI and offender service face criticism over investigations into use of force

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution and government agency have been strongly criticised by the prisons watchdog amid allegations that a restraint incident that left a young offender with a broken bone was "covered up".

'Cover-up' allegations in youth prison system over jail's use of restraint

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Leaked documents reveal Youth Justice Board concerns over failures by management at Hindley YOI and the National Offender Management Service to properly investigate restraint cases against young people.

Youth justice roundup

Other

Thursday, September 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Troubled families progress, inspection of young offender institution for young women, and child sexual exploitation, all in the news in the past seven days.

Daily roundup: Troubled families, sexual exploitation, and childhood obesity

Other

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| CYP Now

14,000 families turned around in government scheme; authorities failing sexually exploited Asian girls; and health visitors "worry about offending parents", all in the news today.