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YJB outlines plans to make youth custody safer

Thursday, February 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board has vowed to improve the safety of young people in custody by boosting support to looked-after children and clamping down on bullying and violence.

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Cut in specialist custody provision to save £6m

News

Thursday, February 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of custodial places in secure children's homes (SCHs) are to be reduced by nearly a fifth.

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

News

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'

News

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.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

News

Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Report blames sexual grooming of young girls on police failings; MPs call for fairer children's palliative care funding; and a youth offending service in Teeside wins praise, all in the news today.

Cutting care home offending needs greater focus, says DfE

News

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities and other agencies need to work more closely together to reduce offending of children and young people living in care homes, a government review has concluded.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

News

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.

Huge drop in restraint attributed to restorative justice

News

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure children's home in Devon has been recognised for its successful use of restorative justice after restraint incidents fell by nearly 90 per cent.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

News

Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

YJB to focus on needs of young offenders affected by YOI closures

News

Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Support for young offenders being moved around the secure estate is to be prioritised, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Call to create secure training centres complaints system

News

Thursday, August 22, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been called on to introduce an independent complaints process for children in secure training centres (STCs), or face legal action.

Inquiry reveals failings prior to death of 15-year-old in custody

News

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Better communication between prison staff and mental health services may have helped prevent the suicide of a 15-year-old boy in youth custody, an inquiry has found.

Youth police ambassador warns of online dangers

News

Friday, August 16, 2013

| CYP Now

One of the country's first youth police ambassadors has warned young people to take more care online in light of growing concerns over cyberbullying and offensive social media messages.

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

News

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.

Charities urge statutory family support for prisoners

News

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A group of charities has joined forces to campaign for family support services to be made statutory in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs).

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.

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.

Hinnigan outlines revised guidance plans for YOTs

News

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Updated guidance on the shape and management of youth offending teams (YOTs) is to be issued in light of changes to how they are expected to work, the Youth Justice Board has confirmed.

Girls in gangs ‘face greater mental health risks'

News

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Girls with links to gangs are the most vulnerable group in the youth justice system, a study has found.

MoJ shelves plans to transfer custody budgets

News

Thursday, May 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has no plans to devolve the cost of youth custody to local authorities once a high-profile pilot project finishes this year, it has emerged.

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

News

Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Rochdale faces legal action over care comments; no further action against former youth police and crime commissioner, and half of youth service jobs to go in Warwickshire, all in the news today.

'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.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

News

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

YOIs miss suicide warning signs, finds ombudsman

News

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Decisions on where to place vulnerable young offenders and the level of support they receive in custody have come in for criticism following investigations into the deaths of three under-18s in youth jails.

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YJB outlines plans to make youth custody safer

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Cut in specialist custody provision to save £6m

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

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

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

Cutting care home offending needs greater focus, says DfE

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

Huge drop in restraint attributed to restorative justice

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

YJB to focus on needs of young offenders affected by YOI closures

Call to create secure training centres complaints system

Inquiry reveals failings prior to death of 15-year-old in custody

Youth police ambassador warns of online dangers

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

Charities urge statutory family support for prisoners

Prisons inspectorate blasts Ashfield YOI for unacceptable levels of violence

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

Hinnigan outlines revised guidance plans for YOTs

Girls in gangs ‘face greater mental health risks'

MoJ shelves plans to transfer custody budgets

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

YOIs miss suicide warning signs, finds ombudsman

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