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Children were found locked in their rooms outside of normal sleeping hours. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 16 December 2019

Medway STC downgraded to 'inadequate' in latest Ofsted report

There were 70,000 arrests of boys and girls aged up to 17 in 2018

News 9 December 2019

Child arrests fall by two thirds in a decade, study finds

The soap will focus on the effects of county lines gangs on teenagers. Picture: Lime Pictures

News 4 December 2019

Hollyoaks links up with the Children’s Society for county lines story

Staff at Oakhill STC swapped places with council YOTs. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 3 December 2019

Youth offending teams swap jobs with Oakhill STC staff

Despite improving custody numbers, conditions in custody centres have declined, a report says Picture: Becky Nixon

News 2 December 2019

Number of children in custody drops by 73 per cent in a decade

Research has suggested there are more than 1,000 county lines networks in the UK. Picture: Adobe Stock/Syda Productions

News 27 November 2019

EU report highlights 'extensive abuse' of vulnerable children by county lines drugs gangs

Boris Johnson vowed to invest £14bn in schools. Picture: Conservatives

News 25 November 2019

General Election: Conservative manifesto pledges £14bn for schools and crackdown on youth violence

Teachers will be trained to identify and support young people who are at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators of violence. Picture: Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock

News 14 November 2019

London Mayor ploughs £4.7m into tackling exclusions and violence in schools

Plans for the new secure school at Medway STC were drawn up in 2017

News 8 November 2019

MoJ confirms delay to secure school opening

Children should only be incarcerated in secure children's homes, according to campaigners. Picture: Guzelian

News 6 November 2019

Pledge to close all child prisons in election manifestos, urge campaigners

News 31 October 2019

Durham County Council-run secure home receives 'outstanding' rating

News 30 October 2019

Chief inspector urges radical change at Feltham as ban on new child prisoners lifted

News 25 October 2019

School exclusion 'a tipping point' leading to knife crime, MPs warn

News 18 October 2019

Rise in child slavery victims attributed to county lines gangs

News 14 October 2019

Probation chief calls for national guidance on out-of-court disposals