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Enver Solomon, chief executive of Just for Kids Law, has written to ministers. Picture: Alex Deverill

News 27 March 2020

Coronavirus: Campaigners call for end to child arrests amid pandemic

Pain-inducing restraint is used in secure units in the UK. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 March 2020

Council of Europe condemns use of pain-inducing restraint on children

Peter Clark, chief inspector of prisons says "a lot could be learned" from Parc YOI. Picture: HMI Prisons

News 6 March 2020

Chief inspector names YOI 'best in England and Wales'

Plans for the secure school in Medway were first drawn up in 2017

News 4 March 2020

Medway secure school launch in doubt, warn YOT managers

Intensive follow-up meetings are needed to ensure a child's safety, the report says. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 4 March 2020

Moving children away from gangs fails to protect them, say experts

Feltham is the first YOI to enter the programme. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 February 2020

Feltham becomes first YOI under new prison improvement plan

Police were called to children's home 23,000 times in 2018. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 February 2020

Sharp drop in criminalisation of young people in children's homes

Some 7,000 children were detained in police stations in London last year. Picture: Phil Adams

News 27 February 2020

Council in High Court after looked-after child spent night in police cell

Nick Hardwick: “We need to see people equipped with skills to navigate complex and hostile situations, who want to de-escalate [these] without the use of violence.” Picture: Nathan Clarke

Analysis 25 February 2020

Fall in YOI staff linked to restraint increase

Practitioners are able to support more young people than just those deemed to be most at risk and most likely to respond to treatment. Picture: Becky Nixon/posed by model

Best Practice 25 February 2020

NHS specialists and secure setting staff create therapeutic environment to address complex issues

Cookham Wood YOI was deemed "not safe enough" by inspectors. Picture: HMI Prisons

News 19 February 2020

Sharp rise in use of force and restraint at Cookham Wood YOI

The Metropolitan Police launched a pilot scheme in Islington and Camden. Picture: Met Police

News 18 February 2020

Youth workers could be deployed in police stations 'to tackle disproportionality'

Sadiq Khan carried out an overhaul of the gang violence matrix. Picture: City Hall

News 18 February 2020

Drop in young people on London gang violence database

The youth select committee launches its report. Picture: Youth select committee

News 14 February 2020

Prioritise youth services to tackle knife crime, government told

Children also report being confined to their cells for long periods. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 12 February 2020

Four in 10 children in custody victimised by staff