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Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

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.

Inspectors disappointed at poor safeguarding in North Lincolnshire youth offending services

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth offending services in North Lincolnshire have been described as "extremely disappointing".

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

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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.

Feltham YOI violence renews calls for closure

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

| CYP Now

Children's rights campaigners have called for the closure of Feltham Young Offenders institution (YOI) after 20 members of staff were attacked.

Offender incident reports to link up with serious case reviews

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Procedures for investigating serious incidents involving young offenders in the community are to be aligned more closely with serious case reviews, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Youth Justice Board confirms death in custody

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has confirmed that a child died in custody earlier this year, the first death of an under-18 in the youth secure estate since 2015.

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.

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

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Monday, September 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Lawyers will receive specialist training before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials, under government plans to make going to court easier and less distressing for victims.

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

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Friday, September 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Spending on children's centres and early years services has been slashed by more than £400m in the space of just three years, government figures show.

Cut in specialist custody provision to save £6m

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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.

Uncertain future hangs over acclaimed secure unit for girls

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison for 17-year-old girls that has been lauded for its "exceptionally positive" work could be forced to close due to funding issues, the chief inspector of prisons has warned.

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

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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.

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Prison officers in a young offender institution and a secure training centre will be required to wear video equipment as part of efforts to monitor the use of restraint, it has been announced.

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.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

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.

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Government must introduce a national strategy to improve support for children of prisoners a group of charities has said.

Place young offenders in small units, children's commissioner urges

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Large children's prisons should be scrapped and replaced with smaller secure units in order to improve access to education and rehabilitation, the children's commissioner for England has said.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

YJB to save £4.6m by axing secure children's home places

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes are to be cut by 15 per cent, it has been announced.

Youth custody levels drop to new low

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Friday, February 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of children held in custody have fallen to a new low, latest figures have shown.

Number of serious case reviews instigated plummets

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| CYP Now

A dramatic year-on-year drop in the number of serious case reviews being initiated by local authorities has been confirmed by figures provided by Ofsted.

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| CYP Now

The chief inspector of prisons has called on government to maintain a distinct focus on the needs of young offenders when the Youth Justice Board (YJB) is abolished.

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

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Monday, November 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Children who are at home during police raids to arrest a parent or family should get more support to help them deal with the trauma, a charity has said.

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Senior police officer questions age of criminal responsibility

Inspectors disappointed at poor safeguarding in North Lincolnshire youth offending services

Young adults to be held at Hindley YOI

Feltham YOI violence renews calls for closure

Offender incident reports to link up with serious case reviews

Youth Justice Board confirms death in custody

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

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

Children's centres funding cut by £400m in three years

Cut in specialist custody provision to save £6m

Uncertain future hangs over acclaimed secure unit for girls

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

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

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

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

Place young offenders in small units, children's commissioner urges

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

YJB to save £4.6m by axing secure children's home places

Youth custody levels drop to new low

Number of serious case reviews instigated plummets

Focus on young people must not be lost, warns prisons inspector

Children 'left traumatised' by police raids

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