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Secure children’s home provision must be flexible enough to respond to the diverse needs of young people, whether that is through a criminal justice or welfare route. Picture: Samuel B/Adobe Stock

Features 28 February 2024

A new blueprint for secure care

The review highlights examples of caring and compassionate professional help. Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Analysis 27 February 2024

Improving agencies’ response to tackling serious youth violence

Campaigners have renewed calls for Cookham Wood to be closed. Picture: Howard League for Penal Reform/X

News 16 February 2024

Conditions at YOI getting worse, report warns

Youth offending service staff receive 'effective supervision', the report finds. Picture: (JLco) Julia Amaral/Adobe Stock

News 15 February 2024

Support for youth offending teams could model good practice for adult services, report finds

The report has recommended 11 key areas for the Met Police to work on to improve its handling of child exploitation. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Ian

News 12 February 2024

Met Police failing child exploitation victims, report finds

Young people supported the idea of a mentorship scheme to help transitions to adult services, the report finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 February 2024

Justice and youth work partnerships 'key to continued support' for racially minoritised young people

Roberts-Bibby describes her leadership style 'inclusive, collaborative and open'. Picture: Youth Justice Board

Features 30 January 2024

Interview: Steph Roberts-Bibby, chief executive of the Youth Justice Board

Parc YOI has consistently been rated as the best YOI in the country. Picture: HMI Prisons

News 29 January 2024

Limited provision of education undermines positive practice at Parc YOI, inspectors find

Keir Starmer has pledged to increase youth services if his party is elected. Picture: Labour Party

News 25 January 2024

Labour pledges new youth hubs in plan to tackle knife crime

Keith Fraser: ' I want to understand this shift in the increase in younger children entering the youth justice system.' Picture: YJB

News 25 January 2024

Number of children entering youth justice system increases for first time in a decade

The secure children's home would be the first of its kind in the capital. Picture: Seventyfour/ Adobe Stock

News 23 January 2024

London councils develop plan for capital's first secure children’s home

The review found around 280 concerns had been raised but not acted on. Picture: SMolaw11/Adobe Stock

News 17 January 2024

Sexual exploitation review finds child protection failings at Rochdale Council

Latest data shows there were 388 applications to the family court for a DoL order between July and September 2023. Picture: FamilyCourtBentallon

News 5 January 2024

Government confirms existence of DoL orders expert group

John Drew is senior associate at the Prison Reform Trust

Opinion 3 January 2024

A five-point plan for urgent youth custody reform

It took seven years for AB to receive compensation. Picture: josefkubes/ Adobe Stock

News 19 December 2023

Out-of-court settlement reached over solitary confinement of teenager in Feltham YOI

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