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The changes come following the publication of a review by former YJB chair Charlie Taylor. Picture: YJB

11 August 2020

Painful restraint removed from core training for escort officers but will appear under ‘personal safety’

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

Loren Townsend Elliot, 21, is a member of The National Lottery Community Fund’s ‘Young People In The Lead’ advisory panel. Picture: National Lottery Community Fund

11 August 2020

International Youth Day 2020: ‘We have a voice and, finally, it is being heard’

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

Kent County Council recorded 42 new UASC cases in one day. Picture: Nathan Clarke

10 August 2020

Kent County Council ‘running out of resources’ to support asylum seekers

Fiona Simpson Children's Services

More entry level positions should be created where there is demand, the CSJ says. Picture: Adobe Stock

10 August 2020

Focus apprenticeships on young people instead of skilled graduates, CSJ urges

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Education Secretary Gavin Williamson did not act unlawfully 'given the situation', Mrs Justice Lieven rules. Picture: Parliament UK

7 August 2020

High Court dismisses calls for children's social care exemptions to be scrapped

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Just a quarter of young people say they always feel safe online. Picture: Adobe Stock

7 August 2020

Third of youth workers ‘not trained’ to deal with online harms, new study warns

Fiona Simpson Youth Work

A total of 24 young people will receive training in digital skills through the project. Picture: AdobeStock

6 August 2020

#Chances4Children: Digital skills training tackles risk of youth violence

Derren Hayes Youth Work

Social workers are struggling to support families as poverty levels increase, research warns. Picture: AdobeStock

6 August 2020

Service cuts and benefit changes hit support for families in poverty

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Black young adults are more likely to receive longer custodial sentences than their white peers. Picture: AdobeStock

6 August 2020

Black young adults 'more likely to be dragged into justice system' for minor offences

Fiona Simpson Youth Justice

Young Poet Laureate Caleb Femi worked on the project. Picture: National Citizen Service

6 August 2020

#Chances4Children: Young Poet Laureate teams up with NCS for lockdown project

Fiona Simpson Chances4Children

Children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has published a new briefing. Picture: Children's commissioner for England

5 August 2020

Children’s commissioner for England: Prioritise children in future lockdown plans

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Children's development could suffer if workforce stability is not improved, the report states. Picture: Adobe Stock

5 August 2020

Early years workers 'earning £5 per hour' as low pay and long hours threaten sector

Fiona Simpson Early Years

Three quarters of support workers reported a rise in families accessing mental health support during the pandemic. Picture: AdobeStock

4 August 2020

Pandemic takes toll on children's mental wellbeing

Derren Hayes Social Care

Youth workers in Northumberland delivered 400 sports packs to help young people stay active during the coronavirus lockdown. Picture: Northumberland Council

4 August 2020

#Chances4Children: Council leaders praise ‘commitment’ of Northumberland youth workers

Derren Hayes Youth Work

There was an 81 per cent year-on-year rise in under-25s sleeping rough in London up to March 2020. Picture: AdobeStock

3 August 2020

Steep rise in young rough sleepers in London

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