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Majority charged over riots are adults

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has revealed that of the people so far charged with riot-related offences, only 21 per cent are under 18.

Young people 'reluctant to make custody complaints'

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Young offenders have no faith in the formal complaints system in custody, according to a report.

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

News

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

News

Thursday, January 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A blanket ban on the use of dangerous restraint techniques should be applied to all children's settings, an MP has said.

Lib Dem youth justice policy at odds with government line on age of criminal responsibility

News

Monday, February 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrat proposals to increase the age of criminal responsibility to 14 have been published in a move that could create a split on youth justice policy within the government.

Mooted prison smoking ban to apply to YOIs

News

Monday, September 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offenders in custody could be banned from smoking under proposals being considered by the Prison Service.

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

News

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.

Barnardo's calls for better education on the dangers of 'sexting'

News

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Barnardo's has urged police forces not to take a "heavy-handed" approach to dealing with young people found to have sent explicit images of themselves to friends.

Inspectors slam 'unsafe' Glen Parva YOI

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Glen Parva young offender institution (YOI) has been slammed by inspectors for operating an "unsafe" and "ineffective" model of custody where violence and intimidation of young people is rife.

Call to improve young women's mental health screening in custody

News

Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Young women in police custody are being deprived of support to safeguard their mental health, a report has claimed.

Councils ‘turn around' one in three troubled families

News

Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities in England have "turned around" the lives of more than one in three struggling families they have been working intensively with as part of the government's Troubled Families programme.

PCCs urged to focus on early intervention to cut youth crime

News

Thursday, December 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Early intervention is key to preventing youth crime and should be a priority for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), according to new guidelines.

Autistic teenager wins damages following police assault

News

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A teenage boy with autism has been awarded 28,250 in damages by a High Court judge after police officers were ruled to have assaulted and falsely imprisoned him while on a school trip to a swimming pool.

Legal change required 'to cement youth custody progress'

News

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Legislative changes must be made to ensure recent falls in youth custody levels are maintained, a report by the Prison Reform Trust has found.

Youth charities receive social impact bond investment

News

Friday, March 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity that aims to improve the lives of teenagers by recruiting them as mentors for vulnerable toddlers is among four programmes to win social impact bond (SIB) funding through the Youth Engagement Fund.

Concerns over asbestos in YOIs

News

Friday, April 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has admitted there is asbestos in all young offender institutions (YOI) commissioned since 2010.

Seven staff suspended over claims of abuse at youth custody unit

News

Friday, January 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Seven members of staff at a secure training centre in Kent have been suspended amid allegations of abuse and mistreatment of young people.

Government to push ahead with use of force to maintain secure college discipline

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has said it will pursue the use of force to maintain good order and discipline in secure colleges, even though it would breach European law.

Ministers ditch plans to class 17-year-olds in custody as 'children'

News

Thursday, July 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has shelved plans to class all 17-year-olds taken into police custody as children, it has been announced.

Campaigners call for system overhaul to tackle custody deaths

News

Monday, March 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Many of the 65 young people who died in custody in England and Wales over the past four years had a history of mental health problems or had been in care, analysis has revealed.

Young offender found hanged at Stoke Heath

News

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

| CYP Now

An investigation has been launched after an 18-year-old was found dead in his cell at a young offender institution (YOI).

Fears over police powers to 'swipe' children's phones

News

Friday, May 18, 2012

| CYP Now

Privacy campaigners have raised concerns for children's rights after it emerged police in London are to be equipped with technology to take information from mobile phones.

Inspectors call for urgent improvements at Portsmouth YOT

News

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth offending work in Portsmouth is "worryingly poor" and needs to be improved urgently, a joint inspection of the city's youth offending team (YOT) has concluded.

Social workers' leader criticises Troubled Families programme

News

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has hit out at the government's Troubled Families programme for failing to deliver "sustained change" for participants.

Loughton denies youth cuts link to riots

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Tim Loughton has dismissed any suggestion that riots in London and other cities in England were the result of cuts to youth services.

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Majority charged over riots are adults

Young people 'reluctant to make custody complaints'

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

Lib Dem youth justice policy at odds with government line on age of criminal responsibility

Mooted prison smoking ban to apply to YOIs

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

Barnardo's calls for better education on the dangers of 'sexting'

Inspectors slam 'unsafe' Glen Parva YOI

Call to improve young women's mental health screening in custody

Councils ‘turn around' one in three troubled families

PCCs urged to focus on early intervention to cut youth crime

Autistic teenager wins damages following police assault

Legal change required 'to cement youth custody progress'

Youth charities receive social impact bond investment

Concerns over asbestos in YOIs

Seven staff suspended over claims of abuse at youth custody unit

Government to push ahead with use of force to maintain secure college discipline

Ministers ditch plans to class 17-year-olds in custody as 'children'

Campaigners call for system overhaul to tackle custody deaths

Young offender found hanged at Stoke Heath

Fears over police powers to 'swipe' children's phones

Inspectors call for urgent improvements at Portsmouth YOT

Social workers' leader criticises Troubled Families programme

Loughton denies youth cuts link to riots

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