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MPs urged to end custody of young people

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

| CYP Now

The Children's Rights Alliance for England (Crae) is urging MPs to end the use of custody for all but the most dangerous young offenders.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' Hassockfield resettlement work

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (STC) has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for its efforts to resettle young offenders back into the community.

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

News

Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A decision to discharge a 12-year-old boy with an IQ of 58 who admitted 22 crimes including sexual assault has been supported by the Magistrates' Association.

YOT managers voice scepticism of young offenders transition protocol

News

Thursday, April 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth offending team (YOT) leaders have rubbished Youth Justice Board (YJB) efforts to stop 18-year-old offenders "falling off a precipice" when they move from youth to adult services.

Young offenders and victims of crime hit by legal aid cuts

News

Friday, November 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Cuts to civil legal aid will fuel youth crime and leave young victims of crime unprotected, a group of leading charities has warned.

Met Police criticised over inconsistent use of stop and search

News

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The London Assembly has criticised Metropolitan Police Service for its inconsistent approach to cutting the use of stop and search.

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

News

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Prison inspectors have praised Cookham Wood YOI for cutting violence and bullying but are concerned that not enough is being done to prevent suicide and self-harm among inmates.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Government extends strip-search pilot

News

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has moved a step closer to phasing out the routine strip-searching of young offenders when they enter custody.

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.

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

News

Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Parenting support programmes significantly cut the risk of children developing behavioural problems and becoming offenders in adolescence and adulthood, a new study suggests.

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaign groups have criticised a new system of restraint being adopted in youth custody settings because it continues to allow techniques that involve inflicting pain on young people.

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

News

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth custody settings and police stations should contain cameras that record sound to prevent young offenders being subjected to violence, a report has claimed.

YJB to investigate safer restraint techniques

News

Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is carrying out two reviews into ways of making physical restraint in young offender settings safer and pain free.

Use of force 'extremely high' at Ashfield YOI

News

Thursday, February 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Use of restraint at a young offender institution (YOI) in Bristol increased nearly nine-fold in the space of just a year, inspectors have found.

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

News

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| CYP Now

An award-winning service that places specialist youth workers in hospital emergency departments in an effort to tackle gang violence is to be expanded across London.

YOTs to take on young offender curfew monitoring

News

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils will not receive any extra money when they take over responsibility for youth offender curfew monitoring in two months' time.

Police 'mistreated' children during student protests in Brighton

News

Friday, April 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Police used disproportionate and unjustified violence against children during protests against tuition fee rises, a report has found.

Dunford reforms will bolster children's rights in England

News

Monday, December 6, 2010

| CYP Now

The government must act to implement the recommendations of John Dunford and ensure every piece of legislation is considered with the rights of children in mind, campaigners have said.

National standards will improve children's hearing system, says chief

News

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

| CYP Now

The head of the new body overseeing Scotland's hearing system believes the introduction of more consistent training and practice standards for lay assessors will improve the service that vulnerable children and young people receive.

Campaigners back closure of all-girl YOIs

News

Thursday, July 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A Youth Justice Board (YJB) decision to decommission the last three girls' young offender institutions (YOI) in England has been welcomed by youth justice campaigners.

Feltham YOI gets 'worst in a decade' inspection reports

News

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Feltham YOI is blighted by extreme violence, gang culture and intimidation, according to two damning inspection reports.

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

News

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has issued updated advice on crisis mental health care that states police cells should never be used to hold children and young people.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

News

Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for over-16s to face mandatory custodial sentences if they are convicted of a knife offence for a second time have been backed by MPs.

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MPs urged to end custody of young people

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' Hassockfield resettlement work

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

YOT managers voice scepticism of young offenders transition protocol

Young offenders and victims of crime hit by legal aid cuts

Met Police criticised over inconsistent use of stop and search

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

Government extends strip-search pilot

Cutting care home offending needs greater focus, says DfE

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

YJB to investigate safer restraint techniques

Use of force 'extremely high' at Ashfield YOI

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

YOTs to take on young offender curfew monitoring

Police 'mistreated' children during student protests in Brighton

Dunford reforms will bolster children's rights in England

National standards will improve children's hearing system, says chief

Campaigners back closure of all-girl YOIs

Feltham YOI gets 'worst in a decade' inspection reports

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

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