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Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Youth custody levels reach new low

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to the lowest level since the Youth Justice Board began collecting records, latest statistics have shown.

Darra Singh to chair riots probe

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The former head of an initiative to reduce youth violence in London is to lead a government panel probing the causes of last month's riots.

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.

No evidence of Home Office abuse cover up, inquiry finds

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A review led by NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless has found no evidence that Home Office officials covered up allegations of child sexual abuse over a 20-year period.

Call to keep looked-after children out of justice system

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| CYP Now

More needs to be done to keep children in care out of the criminal justice system, the country's top police officer for children and young people has said.

Durham adopts training for professionals to spot CSE

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Durham has become the first area in the country to adopt a US training initiative to help police officers and other professionals to better identify child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Inspectors slam South Yorkshire Police over safeguarding failures

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The police force criticised last year over its handling of child sexual exploitation (CSE) allegations in Rotherham is not doing enough to improve its child protection procedures, a report has found.

Vulnerable missing children exploited by drug gangs, report finds

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Runaway and missing children are being exploited by criminal gangs in order to expand inner city drug networks into county towns, a study has found.

Historical abuse cases 'stretching police resources', says former police chief

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Police forces will need to increase the resources they spend on investigating historical child sex abuse cases, a former police child protection expert has said.

MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

News

Monday, November 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Police must be given greater discretion when dealing with children who share explicit pictures of themselves so that their future life chances are not harmed, a group of MPs and peers has said.

Police forces ‘failing' missing children

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Police are failing to properly protect missing children from potential abuse, a report has found.

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

News

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

News

Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

One of the country's most senior police officers has suggested the age of criminal responsibility should be treated with more flexibility and greater weight be placed on the maturity of young offenders.

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

News

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

| CYP Now

Research carried out by a youth offending team (YOT) in London has revealed the benefits of speech and language therapy for young offenders.

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.

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.

Police figures reveal disproportionate arrests of BAME children in London

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| CYP Now

Six out of 10 children and young people arrested in London are from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, accordingly to latest analysis by criminal justice campaigners.

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Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

Youth custody levels reach new low

Darra Singh to chair riots probe

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

No evidence of Home Office abuse cover up, inquiry finds

Call to keep looked-after children out of justice system

Durham adopts training for professionals to spot CSE

Inspectors slam South Yorkshire Police over safeguarding failures

Vulnerable missing children exploited by drug gangs, report finds

Historical abuse cases 'stretching police resources', says former police chief

MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

Police forces ‘failing' missing children

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

Police figures reveal disproportionate arrests of BAME children in London

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