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‘Risky drinking' must be on YOT radar

Thursday, December 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending team (YOT) staff should be trained to spot the signs of "risky drinking" by young offenders and point them towards help, a study has found.

Charities unite against scrapping of YOIs for young adults

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to scrap young offender institutions (YOIs) for 18- to 20-year-olds and place them with adults instead have been slammed as a "high-stakes gamble" by a group of leading charities and think-tanks.

Young people in custody fear for their future

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

An increasing proportion of young people in custody fear they will have problems setting themselves up and getting a job on their release, a major study has found.

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.

Struggling YOTs face tougher government intervention

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Failing youth offending teams (YOTs) will face intervention measures under plans announced by a government minister.

YJB allocates £2m for restorative justice training

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities are to receive support to boost restorative justice work with young offenders after the Youth Justice Board announced a £2m grant.

Youth justice pilot area sees large drop in custody

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Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth custody levels have been reduced by more than a third in one of the four areas piloting a high profile project providing authorities with cash to invest in alternatives to jail.

Inspectorates to assess alcohol role in girl offending

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Criminal justice inspectorates in England and Wales are to carry out an investigation into the effectiveness of services that work with girl offenders.

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.

Social enterprise to create jobs for young offenders

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Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offenders will be able to get a job through a new social enterprise initiative launched by a local authority youth offending team (YOT).

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 80 per cent of England's gang "hotspots" have no strategy in place to tackle the health problems that contribute to youth and gang violence, according to a report.

South coast council cuts youth justice entrants

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Brighton & Hove City Council has cut by nearly a third the number of young people entering the youth justice system in its area over the past year.

Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

News

Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted has called for major improvements to the way young offenders and prisoners are educated.

Call for youth justice guidance to be strengthened

News

Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed new guidance on how youth offending teams are managed and structured risks failing to address key staffing concerns, it has been claimed.

London mayor's resettlement scheme suffers further delay

News

Thursday, October 3, 2013

| CYP Now

A provider for a major young offender resettlement scheme has yet to be appointed more than a year after the scheduled launch date, CYP Now has learned.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Expert panel heralds 'promising' youth justice schemes

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| CYP Now

A new expert panel on youth justice has highlighted the effectiveness of three initiatives, paving the way for them to be used more widely by youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales.

Inspectors criticise Croydon youth offending service

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending staff in Croydon have been criticised by inspectors for failing to protect members of the public from the young people they work with.

Youth reoffending rates on the rise

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people reoffending is rising, according to the latest government data.

YJB lauds work with female offenders

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams in the East Midlands have been praised by Youth Justice Board (YJB) bosses for their work to rehabilitate young girls.

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

| CYP Now

It will be harder for young people held in youth prisons to challenge their treatment and living conditions if planned changes to legal aid are pushed through, youth offending team (YOT) managers have warned.

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has "compromised the safety" of young people, with some suffering broken bones at the hands of staff, an official report says.

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.

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOTs) have been told to improve the way they share information on young people sentenced to custody to make services more efficient and safe.

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Blackpool's youth offending service has been told to improve after inspectors judged key areas of work including reoffending and child protection to be "unsatisfactory".

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‘Risky drinking' must be on YOT radar

Charities unite against scrapping of YOIs for young adults

Young people in custody fear for their future

Cutting care home offending needs greater focus, says DfE

Struggling YOTs face tougher government intervention

YJB allocates £2m for restorative justice training

Youth justice pilot area sees large drop in custody

Inspectorates to assess alcohol role in girl offending

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

Social enterprise to create jobs for young offenders

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

South coast council cuts youth justice entrants

Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

Call for youth justice guidance to be strengthened

London mayor's resettlement scheme suffers further delay

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Expert panel heralds 'promising' youth justice schemes

Inspectors criticise Croydon youth offending service

Youth reoffending rates on the rise

YJB lauds work with female offenders

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

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

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

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