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YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

Thursday, May 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for social worker posts in young offender institutions (YOIs) has been agreed, ending two years of uncertainty over the positions, CYP Now can reveal.

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Inspections of local authority youth offending teams (YOTs) will be suspended for a period as part of efforts to help them cope with £9m of in-year cuts that have been rubber-stamped by the Youth Justice Board.

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

News

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.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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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.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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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.

YOTs boycott secure training centre over scathing inspection

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOTs) are refusing to send young people to a secure training centre that was blasted by inspectors for incidents of gross misconduct by staff, it has emerged.

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Young adults are to be held on the site of a young offender institution, five years after the controversial arrangement was scrapped in a bid to improve services.

Uncertain future hangs over acclaimed secure unit for girls

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison for 17-year-old girls that has been lauded for its "exceptionally positive" work could be forced to close due to funding issues, the chief inspector of prisons has warned.

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.

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

News

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| CYP Now

The chief inspector of prisons has called on government to maintain a distinct focus on the needs of young offenders when the Youth Justice Board (YJB) is abolished.

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.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

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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.

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

News

Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Probation staff are poorly trained in child protection and lack a clear understanding of what to do if children are potentially at risk, a damning report has concluded.

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

News

Thursday, September 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to make emergency in-year cuts of £13.5m to youth justice work have been blasted by children's services chiefs and youth justice managers.

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

News

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.

Critics attack ‘illegal' plan to use force in secure colleges

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners have hit out at plans to allow staff at secure colleges the power to use force on children and young people to "ensure good order and discipline".

System 'fails vulnerable children leaving custody'

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Vulnerable children are leaving custody without adequate support, the chief inspector of prisons has found.

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

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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.

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.

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.

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YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

YOTs boycott secure training centre over scathing inspection

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

Uncertain future hangs over acclaimed secure unit for girls

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

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

Critics attack ‘illegal' plan to use force in secure colleges

System 'fails vulnerable children leaving custody'

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

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

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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