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Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Campaigners urge Labour to make age of criminal responsibility central to justice policy

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Raising the age of criminal responsibility and focusing more on early intervention at a local level should form the basis of Labour's new criminal justice policy, according to a campaign group.

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| CYP Now

More must be done to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in police custody, a joint inspection report has found.

YJB urged to boost evidence base for programmes with young offenders

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOT) and secure estate providers have asked the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to support improvements in the way interventions with young people are measured.

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

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Friday, December 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Plans to reduce requirements on youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales are to go ahead despite four pilot projects for the initiative being shelved, CYP Now has learned.

Plans for specialist YOI units 'nonsensical', claims Howard League

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison reform group has hit out at proposals to develop small, specialist units in young offender institutions (YOIs), labelling the idea "nonsensical".

MPs set out conditions for transfer of youth justice responsibilities

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

| CYP Now

A report by the justice select committee on the proposed abolition of the Youth Justice Board has called for certain conditions to be followed if functions are taken over by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

Commons committee votes to proceed with abolition of YJB

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Friday, September 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Hopes that the Youth Justice Board will avoid the axe have been dealt a blow after a group of MPs voted to proceed with its abolition.

Children 'set up to fail' by post-custody supervision

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

| CYP Now

The quality of community supervision offered to children once they leave custody is setting them up to fail, a report has claimed.

MoJ reveals post-riot custody levels

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

| CYP Now

New figures show numbers of children in custody in the wake of last month's riots peaked on 23 August and have now started to fall.

YJB 'could win reprieve'

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Monday, September 12, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is considering a dramatic U-turn on plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board (YJB) as a result of last month's riots, CYP Now understands.

Blair's 'respect tsar' takes on riots role

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Tony Blair's former respect agenda tsar Louise Casey has been drafted in by Prime Minister David Cameron to work on the response to last month's riots.

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice has refused to confirm fears that youth jails have reached capacity or outline its contingency plans to deal with the situation amid concerns that children's lives are being put in danger through overcrowding.

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has called for action against those involved in gangs and greater discipline in schools in the wake of riots throughout England.

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

| CYP Now

The MP who led a review on early intervention has called for the government to hold its nerve in pursuing long-term societal change in the wake of riots across England.

YJB reveals focus on outcomes in latest business plan

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Reducing numbers of young people in custody and managing a smooth transition into the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are among the main aims for the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in its latest business plan.

Children held on remand are to be classed as 'looked-after' by councils

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

All young people remanded in custody will have to be recognised as looked-after children by local authorities, under plans to reduce reoffending and shake up the justice system.

Complacency threatens progress on youth violence

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Monday, April 4, 2011

| CYP Now

The economic climate and complacency pose the biggest risk to tackling the issue of serious youth violence in London, a leading figure has said.

Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) children in custody is increasing despite an overall fall in custody levels, CYP Now has learned.

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Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Campaigners urge Labour to make age of criminal responsibility central to justice policy

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

YJB urged to boost evidence base for programmes with young offenders

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

Plans for specialist YOI units 'nonsensical', claims Howard League

MPs set out conditions for transfer of youth justice responsibilities

Commons committee votes to proceed with abolition of YJB

Children 'set up to fail' by post-custody supervision

MoJ reveals post-riot custody levels

YJB 'could win reprieve'

Blair's 'respect tsar' takes on riots role

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

YJB reveals focus on outcomes in latest business plan

Children held on remand are to be classed as 'looked-after' by councils

Complacency threatens progress on youth violence

Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises

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