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Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth custody settings in England and Wales will benefit from the implementation of neurodiversity support officers, it has been announced.

Cookham Wood YOI staff 'unaware of closure plans until last minute'

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Friday, May 24, 2024

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Staff at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution (YOI) did not know of plans to close the establishment until shortly before it was announced, leaving young people and workers “in limbo”, inspectors have revealed.

UK’s first secure school ready to open

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Monday, May 20, 2024

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The UK’s first secure school is set to open to pupils after four years of delays, the Ministry of Justice has announced.

Lack of police oversight sees London YJS rated ‘requires improvement’

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Friday, May 10, 2024

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A lack of consistent police representation on the management board of Waltham Forest Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a key factor in it being rated as “requires improvement”, inspectors have said.

Mayor of London to invest £14.5mn to tackle violence in key capital hotspots

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Friday, May 10, 2024

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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced an additional £14.5mn investment in the approach taken by his Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) to tackle violence in 11 key hotspots across the capital.

Mayoral elections 2024: What the results could mean for children and young people’s services

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Friday, May 3, 2024

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Members of the public have taken to the polls in devolved areas and in the capital to vote for elected mayors, signaling a big win for Labour which took all but one of 10 mayoral seats in England.

Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND

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Friday, April 26, 2024

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The process for diverting young people away from the criminal justice system is “not fit” for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), research warns.

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

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Friday, April 26, 2024

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Pippa Goodfellow, chief executive of the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ), has stepped down after five years.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

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Monday, April 22, 2024

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Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns

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Friday, April 12, 2024

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Since the pandemic county lines drugs gangs have been exploiting younger children, former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has warned.

‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

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The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has called on the government to improve the distribution of funding to youth offending services.

Young people 'distressed' by frequent police visits at home, research warns

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

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Young people with experience of the criminal justice system say the second most common place for them to see police is at their home, with incidents often involving excessive force from officers.

Richard Taylor: Father of schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies aged 75

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Monday, March 25, 2024

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Children’s charity leaders have paid tribute to Richard Taylor who campaigned against knife crime for 24 years after the death of his 10-year-old son Damilola.

Programme launched to promote evidence-based parenting interventions

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Friday, March 22, 2024

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The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) and Foundations have collaborated on a programme which will trial evidence-based parenting interventions in four pilot areas.

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

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Friday, March 22, 2024

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Safer London has said its expert caseworker roles to support neurodiverse children are vital at a time where there’s a “lack of money for services”.

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Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings

Cookham Wood YOI staff 'unaware of closure plans until last minute'

UK’s first secure school ready to open

Lack of police oversight sees London YJS rated ‘requires improvement’

Mayor of London to invest £14.5mn to tackle violence in key capital hotspots

Mayoral elections 2024: What the results could mean for children and young people’s services

Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns

‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB

Young people 'distressed' by frequent police visits at home, research warns

Richard Taylor: Father of schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies aged 75

Programme launched to promote evidence-based parenting interventions

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

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