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Youth Justice

PAVA is classed as a section 5 firearm. Picture: Markus/Adobe Stock

Analysis 29 April 2024

Expansion of PAVA ignites debate on youth custody force and restraint

Researchers are calling for more speech therapists to be employed by youth justice services. Picture: Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe Stock

News 26 April 2024

Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND

Pippa Goodfellow has joined the Children's Society. Picture: AYJ

News 26 April 2024

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

Sadiq Khan has pledged to help young people across youth work, youth justice and education. Picture: City Hall

News 22 April 2024

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Carolyne Willow has submitted an FOI over restraint techniques used in youth custody settings

Blogs 19 April 2024

Restraint failings still not adequately addressed 20 years after Gareth Myatt’s death

Anne Longfield says school absences increase the risk of child criminal exploitation. Picture: Centre for Young Lives

News 12 April 2024

Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns

The YJB is calling for out-of-court diversions to be 'fairly applied' to children from racial minorities. Picture: SeventyFour/Adobe Stock

News 11 April 2024

‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB

Young people report frequent interactions with police in their homes. Picture: Marcus/Adobe Stock

News 10 April 2024

Young people 'distressed' by frequent police visits at home, research warns

Swanwick Lodge in Southampton will be revamped with government funding. Picture: Hampshire County Council

Analysis 26 March 2024

Secure homes need makeover

Richard Taylor has died aged 75. Picture: The Damilola Taylor Trust

News 25 March 2024

Richard Taylor: Father of schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies aged 75

The programme was launched at the Youth Endowment Fund's conference on engaging with parents of children at risk of violence. Picture: Amrit Virdi

News 22 March 2024

Programme launched to promote evidence-based parenting interventions

Safer London has launched training for staff with a module about autism. Picture: Auremar/Adobe Stock

News 22 March 2024

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

Work should be done to 'develop and further professionalise the work of youth practitioners in London', experts say. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

News 21 March 2024

Youth workers step in amid lack of family help to protect children from crime

The cost-of-living crisis has exacerbated the risk of exploitation for vulnerable children, experts say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 21 March 2024

Lack of strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation ‘harming young people’

Calls have repeatedly been made by the sector Cookham Wood YOI to close. Picture: HMI Prisons

News 21 March 2024

Cookham Wood YOI to close

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