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Children will have custody times shortened. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 15 January 2021

Government U-turn exempts children from extended custody time limits

Kingston and Richmond YOS was rated 'good' by inspectors. Picture: Google Maps

News 7 January 2021

Kingston and Richmond YOS praised by inspectors over family support

Professional coaches will support young people to appreciate their own strengths

Analysis 5 January 2021

Coaching for a crime-free life

Youth Now aims to effect change in communities blighted by violence in Oldham. Picture: SakhanPhotography/Adobe Stock

Features 5 January 2021

Contextual Safeguarding tackles youth violence in Oldham

Inspectors found children had been locked in cells for 23.5 hours a day. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 5 January 2021

Church threatens legal action over solitary confinement of children at Rainsbrook STC

Charlie Taylor said children had been held in solitary confinement. Picture: HMI Prisons

News 18 December 2020

Urgent improvement notice issued over isolation of children at Rainsbrook STC

Rachel de Souza will take up the position in March next year. Picture: DfE

News 17 December 2020

Rachel De Souza named as new children’s commissioner

Carolyne Willow: We know how to look after children well, how to keep them safe and guide them to a better life. Picture: Article 39

News 10 December 2020

Charities call for end to child imprisonment in England

Children's rights were overlooked in the government's response to the pandemic, charities have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 9 December 2020

Children’s rights ‘worryingly low’ on political agenda, charities warn

Children as young as 15 were 'subject to solitary confinement', inspectors found. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 December 2020

Inspectors criticise Rainsbrook STC for locking up children 23 hours a day for two weeks on arrival

Amanda Spielman: We want to return to our usual work in a measured, sensitive and practical way. Picture: Ofsted

News 3 December 2020

Ofsted announces return to full inspections in 2021

A similar scheme launched in London earlier this year. Picture: nurtureuk

News 3 December 2020

Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit launch nurturing schools partnership

Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's national director for regulation and social care, said the pandemic had exacerbated a range of problems in services for children. Picture: Ofsted

News 3 December 2020

'Serious shortage' of secure children’s home places concerns Ofsted

Rishi Sunak was previously urged to put children 'at the heart of the Spending Review'. Picture: HM Treasury

News 25 November 2020

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

Teachers have reported children going to school hungry and unwashed. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 November 2020

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children