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Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

Thursday, November 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Inspections of local authority youth offending teams (YOTs) will be suspended for a period as part of efforts to help them cope with £9m of in-year cuts that have been rubber-stamped by the Youth Justice Board.

Domestic violence advisers placed in London hospitals

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

A London youth work charity has teamed up with a domestic violence prevention service to place advisers into the capital's major hospital emergency departments.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Two-year extension of Rainsbrook STC contract sparks concerns

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have criticised a move to extend MTC’s contract to run Rainsbrook secure training centre (STC) until 2023 amid concerns over the isolation of children during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

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Thursday, April 1, 2021

| CYP Now

The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities' has been criticised over the "vindication" of disproportionate use of exclusions for children from minority ethnic backgrounds in its recent report.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

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Monday, June 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Barnardo’s chief launches community crime commission

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Friday, July 9, 2021

| CYP Now

Barnardo’s chief executive Javed Khan has launched a community crime commission for the London borough of Redbridge.

Crime plan invests in measures to tackle youth violence

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

| CYP Now

Schools and hospitals in violent crime hotspot areas will receive additional funding to prevent youth violence under new measures announced by the government.

Crime reduction plan ‘falls short’ for young people, NYA says

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

| CYP Now

The government’s new crime reduction strategy “falls short” of supporting young people away from criminal activity, the National Youth Agency (NYA) has said.

New programmes to tackle youth violence in 2021

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

| CYP Now

A raft of experts and charities have announced new programmes to help tackle youth violence amid fears there could be an increase in young people targeted by criminal gangs sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic.

#Chances4Children: NCS and Onside lead events to tackle youth violence

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Friday, September 17, 2021

| CYP Now

Youth organisations have joined forces to host a series of workshops designed to combat youth violence.

Girls in secure estate facing ‘high levels of trauma and risk of self-harm’

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

| CYP Now

Experts are warning that girls in the youth secure estate are facing high levels of mental health problems and are at an increased risk of self-harm.

Cheshire youth justice service awarded highest ever joint inspection score

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

| CYP Now

Cheshire’s youth justice service (YJS) has been awarded the highest recorded inspection score in a joint inspection by probation, police, social care, education and health inspectorates to date.

Peers vote against government to allow councils to run 'secure schools'

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Friday, January 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Children’s rights charities have welcomed a vote by peers to amend proposed legislation and allow local authorities to run secure academies for 16- to 19-year-olds.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Disadvantaged young Londoners to have access to mentors by 2024

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Access to a personal mentor will be provided to all young people in London in need of support by 2024, under plans unveiled by Sadiq Khan.

Youth custody system ‘setting children up to fail’

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

| CYP Now

The youth custody system is “setting children up to fail”, according to a report based on the experiences of young people.

Children as young as 10 detained in police cells overnight, charity warns

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

| CYP Now

More than 21,000 children a year, some as young as 10, are being detained in police cells overnight, despite legal requirements on councils and police to protect their wellbeing.

NHS renews contract for specialist mental health support at Feltham YOI

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

| CYP Now

An organisation which supports vulnerable young people at risk of exploitation from gangs has renewed an NHS contract to support the delivery of mental health services for young offenders.

Youth workers feel ‘professionally abandoned’, says director of London’s VRU

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Friday, March 25, 2022

| CYP Now

A decade of cuts to youth services has left youth workers feeling “professionally abandoned and neglected”, according to the director of London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

| CYP Now

School exclusions, undiagnosed mental health issues and unidentified special educational needs and disabilities are among the key drivers behind child-to-parent abuse, the mayor of London has said.

Abandon plans for bill of rights, government urged

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Monday, April 25, 2022

| CYP Now

A group of 30 children’s charities is calling on the government to scrap its plans to feature a controversial bill of rights in the upcoming Queen’s speech.

Praise for 'impressive' Parc YOI's Covid-19 response

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Monday, July 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised Parc young offender institution (YOI) for “maintaining the high standards” of its previous inspection, despite the challenges of the pandemic.

‘More effort’ needed to bring down high levels of violence at STC

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

| CYP Now

High levels of violence at a secure training centre (STC) are leaving many young people feeling unsafe in their accommodation, inspectors have said.

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Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

Domestic violence advisers placed in London hospitals

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Two-year extension of Rainsbrook STC contract sparks concerns

Race report 'vindicates' disproportionate exclusions of black children, critics say

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

Barnardo’s chief launches community crime commission

Crime plan invests in measures to tackle youth violence

Crime reduction plan ‘falls short’ for young people, NYA says

New programmes to tackle youth violence in 2021

#Chances4Children: NCS and Onside lead events to tackle youth violence

Girls in secure estate facing ‘high levels of trauma and risk of self-harm’

Cheshire youth justice service awarded highest ever joint inspection score

Peers vote against government to allow councils to run 'secure schools'

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

Disadvantaged young Londoners to have access to mentors by 2024

Youth custody system ‘setting children up to fail’

Children as young as 10 detained in police cells overnight, charity warns

NHS renews contract for specialist mental health support at Feltham YOI

Youth workers feel ‘professionally abandoned’, says director of London’s VRU

Greater understanding of child-to-parent abuse needed across London, Sadiq Khan warns

Abandon plans for bill of rights, government urged

Praise for 'impressive' Parc YOI's Covid-19 response

‘More effort’ needed to bring down high levels of violence at STC

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