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Uncertainty looms over children's lead role at ACPO as McPherson announces retirement

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has refused to confirm whether there will be a replacement lead for children and young people within the organisation after it emerged that Ian McPherson will retire in the new year.

Influx of youth remands after riots posed significant safeguarding challenges

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Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Staff in the secure estate experienced an unprecedented influx of young people following the summer riots, which proved a significant challenge to safeguarding, the prison's inspectorate has reported.

Call to tackle police violence against young people

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Police officers should receive specific training on how to communicate and deal with children and young people, as part of efforts to tackle the use of violence against them, a children's rights organisation has said. ?

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for social worker posts in young offender institutions (YOIs) has been agreed, ending two years of uncertainty over the positions, CYP Now can reveal.

Prison inspectors urge agencies to collaborate on offender resettlement efforts

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Resettlement help for young offenders leaving custody needs to be improved with outcomes for children being labelled as "disappointing", a report by the chief inspector of prisons has found.

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Blackpool's youth offending service has been told to improve after inspectors judged key areas of work including reoffending and child protection to be "unsatisfactory".

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

| CYP Now

It will be harder for young people held in youth prisons to challenge their treatment and living conditions if planned changes to legal aid are pushed through, youth offending team (YOT) managers have warned.

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

News

Thursday, August 1, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has been criticised by inspectors over high levels of violence and the use of segregation.

Struggling YOTs face tougher government intervention

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Failing youth offending teams (YOTs) will face intervention measures under plans announced by a government minister.

Campaigners to continue fight against new antisocial behaviour legislation

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Monday, March 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners have vowed to fight parts of the government's new antisocial behaviour laws after the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act received royal assent.

Inquest highlights YOI failings in death of 17-year-old

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Friday, April 4, 2014

| CYP Now

The death of a 17-year-old who was found hanging in his cell in a young offender institution was preventable, an inquest has concluded.

Ombudsman urges action on young offender suicides

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Prisons must do more to prevent suicides among vulnerable young people in custody, a government-appointed inspector has said.

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A young offender institution where more than 30 weapons were found during a single search has been blasted for high levels of violence.

New rules governing restraint in youth jails unveiled

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| CYP Now

New rules governing the use of restraint in youth custody will have a "big impact" on reducing the number of young people subjected to such interventions, the head of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has predicted.

Extra days in youth jails rising despite falling custody levels

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Extra days in custody are increasingly being handed out to young offenders as punishment for breaching the rules, it has emerged.

Spotlight on young offender transitions to adult secure estate

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Work to address "significant gaps" in information on young offenders moving from the youth estate to the young adult estate has got underway in four young adult institutions.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

News

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people given looked-after status on being remanded in custody will not have the same rights as those who are already looked after, a campaign group has claimed.

Government warned against using payment-by-results in youth justice

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been warned that payment-by-results in the youth justice system could have a negative impact on young offenders, after Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to extend use of the concept.

Commons committee votes to proceed with abolition of YJB

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Friday, September 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Hopes that the Youth Justice Board will avoid the axe have been dealt a blow after a group of MPs voted to proceed with its abolition.

Youth prisons have capacity to cope with rise in remands after riots, confirms YJB chief

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth jails have more than enough capacity to deal with an expected surge in demand as a result of riots breaking out across England, the head of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said.

Landmark payment-by-results project to launch for young offenders

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Payment-by-results will be used as part of a major five-year programme to improve resettlement support for young people leaving custody, it has been confirmed.

Further fall in number of first-time young offenders

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of young people convicted for an offence for the first time is continuing to fall, latest Ministry of Justice figures have revealed.

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

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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.

Lords vote to save Youth Justice Board

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has been dealt a blow over plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board after the House of Lords passed an amendment that the organisation should be retained.

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Uncertainty looms over children's lead role at ACPO as McPherson announces retirement

Influx of youth remands after riots posed significant safeguarding challenges

Call to tackle police violence against young people

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

Prison inspectors urge agencies to collaborate on offender resettlement efforts

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

Struggling YOTs face tougher government intervention

Campaigners to continue fight against new antisocial behaviour legislation

Inquest highlights YOI failings in death of 17-year-old

Ombudsman urges action on young offender suicides

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

New rules governing restraint in youth jails unveiled

Extra days in youth jails rising despite falling custody levels

Spotlight on young offender transitions to adult secure estate

Child custody campaign ends after five years

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

Government warned against using payment-by-results in youth justice

Commons committee votes to proceed with abolition of YJB

Youth prisons have capacity to cope with rise in remands after riots, confirms YJB chief

Landmark payment-by-results project to launch for young offenders

Further fall in number of first-time young offenders

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

Lords vote to save Youth Justice Board

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