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MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

Monday, November 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Police must be given greater discretion when dealing with children who share explicit pictures of themselves so that their future life chances are not harmed, a group of MPs and peers has said.

Police forces ‘failing' missing children

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Police are failing to properly protect missing children from potential abuse, a report has found.

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

| CYP Now

One of the country's most senior police officers has suggested the age of criminal responsibility should be treated with more flexibility and greater weight be placed on the maturity of young offenders.

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

| CYP Now

Research carried out by a youth offending team (YOT) in London has revealed the benefits of speech and language therapy for young offenders.

Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

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Friday, December 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Plans to reduce requirements on youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales are to go ahead despite four pilot projects for the initiative being shelved, CYP Now has learned.

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| CYP Now

More must be done to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in police custody, a joint inspection report has found.

Police figures reveal disproportionate arrests of BAME children in London

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| CYP Now

Six out of 10 children and young people arrested in London are from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, accordingly to latest analysis by criminal justice campaigners.

Gang exit schemes to expand across London

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A pan-London gang exit service is to be created as part of efforts to help young people move away from crime, it has been announced.

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,100 children under the age of criminal responsibility have been stopped and searched by police in the space of five years, it has emerged.

Labour Party Conference: 'PCCs best placed to tackle cycle of offending'

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Home affairs committee chair Keith Vaz has criticised the Labour Party's pledge to abolish police and crime commissioners (PCCs) if it wins the next general election.

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Teenage girls are committing less crime, with a big fall in violent offences, but are ending up in custody over "minor misdemeanours" a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Young rioters should be spared jail, says Birmingham councillor

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people involved in riots that have erupted across England should not be sent to prison, a leading councillor has said.

Majority of riot arrests involve young people

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

| CYP Now

The majority of arrests made following the London riots involve under-18s, a leading youth justice figure has revealed.

YJB 'could win reprieve'

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Monday, September 12, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is considering a dramatic U-turn on plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board (YJB) as a result of last month's riots, CYP Now understands.

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.

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Police forces have been criticised for placing vulnerable children in cells as a substitute for appropriate welfare provision.

Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of times young people in custody are being made to undergo high-security "closed visits" behind glass are on the rise, government statistics have shown.

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Police officers dealing with under-18s should treat them as "children first" rather than potential criminals, the organisation representing police chiefs has said.

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MPs call for police discretion in child 'sexting' cases

Police forces ‘failing' missing children

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

Police figures reveal disproportionate arrests of BAME children in London

Gang exit schemes to expand across London

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

Labour Party Conference: 'PCCs best placed to tackle cycle of offending'

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

Young rioters should be spared jail, says Birmingham councillor

Majority of riot arrests involve young people

YJB 'could win reprieve'

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

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

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