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YOI praised for progress prior to custody death

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  • Wednesday, April 18, 2012
    • | CYP Now
A young offender institution where a 15-year-old boy was found hanging in January was praised by inspectors following a visit just two months before his death, a report has revealed.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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  • Wednesday, February 6, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

YJB proposes cuts to spending on youth custody staff

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  • Wednesday, August 26, 2015
    • | CYP Now
Spending on staff in young offender institutions (YOIs) will be cut and efforts to make the restraint system safer will be shelved as part of Youth Justice Board (YJB) proposals to deal with emergency in-year cuts imposed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), it has emerged.

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

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  • Tuesday, November 15, 2016
    • | CYP Now
Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

Minister criticises Hamzah Khan review findings

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  • Wednesday, November 13, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Children's minister Edward Timpson has slammed a review into the death of toddler Hamzah Khan for failing to answer key questions about the case, claiming it contains "glaring absences".

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