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Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

YJB unable to gauge scale of sexual abuse in youth custody

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Government agencies responsible for youth justice are unable to say how many complaints of sexual abuse against under-18s in custody there have been or whether allegations have been properly investigated.

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are more likely to feel unsafe, experience mental health problems and be subjected to restraint than in previous years, a study has found.

Government considers prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is considering creating prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds as part of attempts to improve the secure estate, MPs have been told.

Greater protection to be given to 17-year-olds in custody

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people aged 17 detained in police custody overnight are to be given the same rights as other under-18s following a last-minute legislation change.

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Prison officers in a young offender institution and a secure training centre will be required to wear video equipment as part of efforts to monitor the use of restraint, it has been announced.

Call for youth workers to tackle gang mental health problems

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers should receive basic mental health training as part of a shake-up of services in order to support young people in gangs, MPs have been told.

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

News

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A young offender institution where more than 30 weapons were found during a single search has been blasted for high levels of violence.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

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Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and early years services has been slashed by more than £400m in the space of just three years, government figures show.

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

| CYP Now

A review has been launched into the way social services in Doncaster and South Yorkshire police deal with children at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE), CYP Now can reveal.

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

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Monday, September 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Lawyers will receive specialist training before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials, under government plans to make going to court easier and less distressing for victims.

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| CYP Now

A Welsh youth offending team (YOT) has been criticised by inspectors for poor work in protecting vulnerable children and young people from harm.

Rotherham: Twelve new abuse victims come forward

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Twelve more victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have come forward since a damning report was published last week.

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

News

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than one in three police forces in England has cut back on numbers of officers based in schools since 2012, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

Inspectors criticise Norfolk Police on child sexual exploitation

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Norfolk Police has been told to take urgent action to improve its work on child sexual exploitation (CSE) after inspectors highlighted concerns over the issue.

Rotherham: The key questions answered

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Friday, August 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The child abuse scandal in Rotherham has shocked the nation and dominated the news agenda for several days. Here, CYP Now looks at the background to the independent inquiry, what questions it has answered and what issues still need to be resolved.

Inspectors praise 'excellent' relationships between staff and young people at Parc YOI

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised a young offender institution (YOI) in South Wales for the positive work it does with young people held there.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

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Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has been handed responsibility for strengthening Department for Education links with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

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Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

YJB unable to gauge scale of sexual abuse in youth custody

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

Government considers prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds

Greater protection to be given to 17-year-olds in custody

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

Call for youth workers to tackle gang mental health problems

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Doncaster launches review into child sexual exploitation 'failings'

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

Rotherham: Twelve new abuse victims come forward

Exclusive: Number of police officers in schools declines amid safety concerns

Inspectors criticise Norfolk Police on child sexual exploitation

Rotherham: The key questions answered

Inspectors praise 'excellent' relationships between staff and young people at Parc YOI

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

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