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YOIs miss suicide warning signs, finds ombudsman

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Decisions on where to place vulnerable young offenders and the level of support they receive in custody have come in for criticism following investigations into the deaths of three under-18s in youth jails.

Young offender assessment system given green light

News

Monday, March 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A new assessment system for young offenders will drive down reoffending rates and reduce the use of remands to custody, the Youth Justice Board has said.

YOI disciplinary procedures 'unfair', says ombudsman

News

Thursday, February 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOIs) have been warned to ensure that disciplinary processes for alleged offences in custody are carried out fairly.

Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

News

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Decisions on custody placements for young offenders should be subject to inspection in order to improve safety for under-18s in prison, a charity has said.

PCCs to form early intervention group to reduce youth offending

News

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are to link up with early intervention experts to help widen the use of preventative projects for young people at risk of getting in trouble with the law.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

News

Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Restraint and self-harm incidents on the rise in youth jails

News

Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are being increasingly subjected to restraint, while incidents of self-harm are also on the rise, despite falling numbers of under-18s in the secure estate.

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

News

Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Government attempts to scrap the Youth Justice Board (YJB) resulted in it losing its authority, the chief executive of the organisation has conceded.

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

News

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been accused of breaking an international treaty on children's rights after it emerged that young offenders are being transferred from youth custody to adult prisons.

Ashfield YOI to close in response to falling custody levels

News

Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

A controversial privately run young offender institution is to stop holding under-18s as part of a prison estate shake-up announced by the Ministry of Justice today.

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

News

Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A decision to discharge a 12-year-old boy with an IQ of 58 who admitted 22 crimes including sexual assault has been supported by the Magistrates' Association.

Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

News

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

All young offenders should have access to an adult mentor, a report by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People has claimed.

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

News

Monday, December 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A former social worker and educational psychologist has been selected as the new chief executive of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Young offender dog training scheme to go nationwide

News

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

A community sentencing scheme that involves young offenders training dogs is to be expanded nationwide as part of attempts to provide alternatives to custody.

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

News

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

More focus must be placed on diverting young people from antisocial behaviour at an earlier stage, in order to tackle the problem of gangs, a crime reduction charity has said.

Birmingham quits devolved youth custody budget scheme

News

Thursday, October 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Birmingham is pulling out of a scheme to devolve the cost of youth custody to local authorities, CYP Now can reveal.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

News

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

Juvenile gang injunctions used just once in 10 months

News

Monday, October 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Controversial gang injunction powers for under-18s have been used just once since being introduced 10 months ago, it has emerged.

Review of youth custody standards announced

News

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Guidelines for how staff should work with young offenders in custody are set to be relaxed in a bid to improve practice, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Remand changes to create 2,300 more looked-after children

News

Thursday, September 27, 2012

| CYP Now

As many as 2,300 young people each year will become looked-after as a result of imminent changes to remand regulations, it has been claimed.

Magistrates back court-style hearings to deter young gang members from crime

News

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Court-style hearings that highlight the consequences of crime to young gang members at risk of offending should be considered across all of England and Wales, a leading magistrate has said.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

News

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

Youth offending teams unveil merger plans

News

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Cheshire West and Halton and Warrington youth offending teams (YOTs) are to merge, creating one of the largest services in England and Wales.

Minister rejects parental responsibility for crimes of under-10s

News

Thursday, September 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has dismissed a call for parents to be held to account for acts committed by children who are under the age of criminal responsibility.

Youth custody numbers fall to lowest level since the creation of the YJB

News

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to below 1,700 for the first time since the Youth Justice Board was created in 1998, latest figures released by the Ministry of Justice have shown.

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YOIs miss suicide warning signs, finds ombudsman

Young offender assessment system given green light

YOI disciplinary procedures 'unfair', says ombudsman

Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

PCCs to form early intervention group to reduce youth offending

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Restraint and self-harm incidents on the rise in youth jails

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

Ashfield YOI to close in response to falling custody levels

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

Commissioner backs mentors for young offenders

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

Young offender dog training scheme to go nationwide

Nacro urges preventative work to divert young people from gangs

Birmingham quits devolved youth custody budget scheme

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

Juvenile gang injunctions used just once in 10 months

Review of youth custody standards announced

Remand changes to create 2,300 more looked-after children

Magistrates back court-style hearings to deter young gang members from crime

Child custody campaign ends after five years

Youth offending teams unveil merger plans

Minister rejects parental responsibility for crimes of under-10s

Youth custody numbers fall to lowest level since the creation of the YJB

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