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Legal aid changes 'ignore children and young people'

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  • Wednesday, June 22, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Justice for children and young people will be seriously undermined because the government has failed to recognise them as a group distinct from adults in its reforms to legal aid, the Children's Society has claimed.

Riots panel seeks views on recent unrest

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  • Friday, September 16, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The independent riots panel is urging young people, parents and youth leaders affected by last month's unrest to give their views on their communities.

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.

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.

Inspectors praise combined youth offending service

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  • Wednesday, October 12, 2016
  • | CYP Now
A combined youth offending service that was created through the merger of youth offending service (YOS) and a youth offending team (YOT) on the South West coast has been praised by inspectors.

Troubled Families programme 'has little impact'

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  • Tuesday, October 18, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative has had little impact in boosting job prospects or improving outcomes for children, a study commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government has found.

London to adopt public health approach to tackle serious violence

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  • Wednesday, September 19, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that a public health approach will be used to tackle serious violence in the capital, with a new a new Violence Reduction Unit featuring specialists in health, police and local government set to be established.

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