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Self-harm in youth custody on the rise

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are increasingly likely to harm themselves, latest figures show.

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.

Independent trust's youth offending work deemed 'unsatisfactory'

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The first independent trust to be established by government to take on failing children's services has been told to improve its youth offending services after inspectors judged several areas of its work "unsatisfactory".

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

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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 'failing to learn' from serious incidents involving young offenders

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Lessons are not being learned from serious incidents such as rape and murder committed by young offenders known to youth justice services, a review has found.

LSCBs in crisis due to funding shortfall, report reveals

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Monday, June 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Local safeguarding children's boards (LSCB) are at "breaking point" because their health, criminal justice and education members are failing to provide enough funding or attend meetings, according to a damning report.

Children's services joint inspections to begin in the autumn

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Friday, February 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Targeted multi-agency inspections of local authority children's services are to be introduced later this year.

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.

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More young offenders are being taken into care as a result of the decommissioning of custodial places for under-18s, it has been claimed.

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.

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

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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.

YJB chair signals early intervention drive

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

| CYP Now

The chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said that persuading police and crime commissioners of the importance of funding early intervention work will be one of his immediate priorities.

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Children could be deterred from giving evidence in court cases and young offenders could have their rehabilitation harmed as a result of a legal ruling that will allow them to be named publicly once they turn 18.

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".

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

There is an "unhelpful" misperception among the media and public about the nature of out-of-authority placements for looked-after children, council care managers have said.

Joint working model cuts safeguarding case delays

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency safeguarding hubs (Mash) in London have nearly halved the amount of time it takes to deal with child protection referrals, according to new research.

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.

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.

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency child protection arrangements are improving information sharing across partner bodies and helping to identify safeguarding problems quicker, a government review of local partnerships has found.

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

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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.

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Self-harm in youth custody on the rise

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

Independent trust's youth offending work deemed 'unsatisfactory'

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

YOTs 'failing to learn' from serious incidents involving young offenders

LSCBs in crisis due to funding shortfall, report reveals

Children's services joint inspections to begin in the autumn

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

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

Inspectors criticise Newport youth offending service

Probation services criticised over child protection flaws

YJB chair signals early intervention drive

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

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

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

Joint working model cuts safeguarding case delays

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

Multi-agency partnerships improve child abuse detection

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

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