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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.

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has been criticised by inspectors over high levels of violence and the use of segregation.

Ryan Clark verdict highlights youth custody failings

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

| CYP Now

A verdict of accidental death has been delivered in the case of a 17-year-old who took his own life following threats and bullying at a young offender institution.

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

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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.

New rules governing restraint in youth jails unveiled

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| CYP Now

New rules governing the use of restraint in youth custody will have a "big impact" on reducing the number of young people subjected to such interventions, the head of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has predicted.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

News

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people given looked-after status on being remanded in custody will not have the same rights as those who are already looked after, a campaign group has claimed.

Teenager found dead at Essex YOI

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

| CYP Now

A teenager has been found dead at a young offender institution (YOI) in Essex, CYP Now has learned.

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'

News

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.

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

News

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board is calling on youth offending teams (YOTs) to revise the way they work with female offenders.

Deputy commissioner slams failure to address sex offending by boys

News

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

| CYP Now

England's deputy children's commissioner has hit out at the lack of work being done to address sexual offending with young people in secure settings.

Inspectorate praises Wetherby YOI for fall in restraint

News

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised a young offender institution in Yorkshire after a drop in the use of restraint on young people held there, despite evidence of "excessive" and "inappropriate" techniques being used.

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.

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.

Former YJB chief to decide whether to probe Medway abuse allegations

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| CYP Now

The former chief executive of the Youth Justice Board will have the final say on whether a serious case review (SCR) should be conducted into allegations of abuse of children held in custody at Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Kent.

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.

Unlawful force contributed to Adam Rickwood's death, inquest finds

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The jury in the second inquest into the death of young offender Adam Rickwood has ruled that an unlawful use of force by professionals contributed to his death.

Oakhill STC inspection raises safeguarding concerns

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure training centre has been praised for its work with young offenders but has been told to improve child protection procedures.

Inspectors criticise YOI over violence and extortion

News

Thursday, March 6, 2014

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has been rebuked for high levels of violence despite making progress since a previous critical inspection.

Child-on-child sexual abuse reports on the rise

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Monday, July 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s accused of sexual offences against other children have increased by nearly nine per cent in a year.

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

News

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.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

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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.

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.

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YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

Ryan Clark verdict highlights youth custody failings

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

New rules governing restraint in youth jails unveiled

Child custody campaign ends after five years

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

Teenager found dead at Essex YOI

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'

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

Deputy commissioner slams failure to address sex offending by boys

Inspectorate praises Wetherby YOI for fall in restraint

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

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

Former YJB chief to decide whether to probe Medway abuse allegations

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Unlawful force contributed to Adam Rickwood's death, inquest finds

Oakhill STC inspection raises safeguarding concerns

Inspectors criticise YOI over violence and extortion

Child-on-child sexual abuse reports on the rise

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

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

YOTs boycott secure training centre over scathing inspection

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