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Gang exit schemes to expand across London

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A pan-London gang exit service is to be created as part of efforts to help young people move away from crime, it has been announced.

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,100 children under the age of criminal responsibility have been stopped and searched by police in the space of five years, it has emerged.

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Teenage girls are committing less crime, with a big fall in violent offences, but are ending up in custody over "minor misdemeanours" a parliamentary inquiry has found.

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.

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody is becoming increasingly dangerous despite overall numbers being held dropping dramatically, official statistics show.

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Police forces have been criticised for placing vulnerable children in cells as a substitute for appropriate welfare provision.

Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of times young people in custody are being made to undergo high-security "closed visits" behind glass are on the rise, government statistics have shown.

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

News

Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Police officers dealing with under-18s should treat them as "children first" rather than potential criminals, the organisation representing police chiefs has said.

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Government has rejected calls by leading children's charities for the age of criminal responsibility to be increased.

Funding limitations will hamper restorative justice goal

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Expansion of restorative justice projects will be limited because of a shortage of funds, the chair of the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour has warned.

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.

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

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Friday, October 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A drug dealer has been jailed for 14 years in the first successful prosecution under legislation to tackle "county lines" crime, in which gangs exploit vulnerable children to establish drug networks.

Number of first-time young offenders fell by a quarter in 2012

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people getting into trouble with the law for the first time is continuing to plummet, latest figures show.

Met Police criticised over inconsistent use of stop and search

News

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The London Assembly has criticised Metropolitan Police Service for its inconsistent approach to cutting the use of stop and search.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) for 18- to 20-year-olds would be scrapped and young people sent to adult jails instead, under controversial plans being considered by government.

Cutting care home offending needs greater focus, says DfE

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities and other agencies need to work more closely together to reduce offending of children and young people living in care homes, a government review has concluded.

Popularity of new 'youth conditional caution' called into question

News

Thursday, August 16, 2012

| CYP Now

The popularity of a new sanction for low-level youth offending has been called into question after it emerged that a total of just 173 youth conditional cautions have been handed out across three major police forces in a government trial.

Police commissioner candidates asked to sign youth charter

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Friday, October 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Police and crime commissioner (PCC) candidates are being asked to commit to taking young people's views into account by signing a pledge.

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

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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.

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Gang exit schemes to expand across London

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

YJB 'could win reprieve'

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

Funding limitations will hamper restorative justice goal

Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises

'County lines' child trafficker convicted in landmark case

Number of first-time young offenders fell by a quarter in 2012

Met Police criticised over inconsistent use of stop and search

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

Cutting care home offending needs greater focus, says DfE

Popularity of new 'youth conditional caution' called into question

Police commissioner candidates asked to sign youth charter

Plan to axe YJB weakened its influence, says chief

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