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Child arrests fall but violence in custody rises

Thursday, January 26, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of under-18s being arrested is continuing to fall, but levels of violence and self-harm in youth custody are on the rise, government figures show.

Government considers prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is considering creating prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds as part of attempts to improve the secure estate, MPs have been told.

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are more likely to feel unsafe, experience mental health problems and be subjected to restraint than in previous years, a study has found.

Trafford YOS maintains high standards

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Trafford Youth Offending Service (YOS) has been praised by inspectors for its work to protect the public and reduce reoffending.

Former YJB chief to decide whether to probe Medway abuse allegations

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| CYP Now

The former chief executive of the Youth Justice Board will have the final say on whether a serious case review (SCR) should be conducted into allegations of abuse of children held in custody at Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Kent.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils have missed a first year target for numbers of families they worked with in the first year of the government's high profile troubled families initiative, it has emerged.

Report criticises progress on youth custody restraint

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Monday, June 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Too little progress is being made to reduce the use of restraint in youth custody, it has been claimed.

Services that divert young people away from the justice system given financial boost

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Friday, April 1, 2011

| CYP Now

Moves to divert young people with mental health and substance misuse problems away from the criminal justice system towards support services have received a boost following government investment of 2m.

Met Police outlines strategy to combat gang crime

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

| CYP Now

Improved joint working between police, local authorities and charities will form a key plank of a drive to tackle gang crime in the capital, it has been announced.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Unlawful force contributed to Adam Rickwood's death, inquest finds

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The jury in the second inquest into the death of young offender Adam Rickwood has ruled that an unlawful use of force by professionals contributed to his death.

Inspectors hail resettlement provision at Hassockfield STC

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure training centre has been praised for its "outstanding" work to resettle young offenders back into the community.

Oakhill STC inspection raises safeguarding concerns

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure training centre has been praised for its work with young offenders but has been told to improve child protection procedures.

Delays and funding cuts blight young offender resettlement project

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

| CYP Now

A replacement for a controversial resettlement scheme for young offenders in London has been delayed and is facing a reduction in funding, CYP Now has learned.

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

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Monday, December 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A former social worker and educational psychologist has been selected as the new chief executive of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Major young offender resettlement scheme announced for London

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Crime reduction charity Nacro has won a contract to run a high profile payment-by-results resettlement scheme for young offenders in London.

Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Decisions on custody placements for young offenders should be subject to inspection in order to improve safety for under-18s in prison, a charity has said.

Boris Johnson bids for control of youth justice

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| CYP Now

London mayor Boris Johnson has outlined plans to lobby government to give him more control of youth justice policy in the capital.

Response to last summer's riots 'criminalised young people'

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people have been condemned to a future without hope as a result of getting a criminal record in connection with last summer's riots, it has been claimed.

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

| CYP Now

A former director of strategy at the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has stepped down as a police and crime commissioner candidate because of a criminal conviction he acquired as a minor.

Probation chief proposes emotional trauma training for YOT staff

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Work with young offenders is being hampered by a lack of understanding of the devastating effect of trauma on young offenders' lives, according to the chief inspector of probation.

Youth custody places to be reduced further

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced plans to further reduce the number of places in youth custody, as the population of under-18s in the secure estate continues to fall.

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 80 per cent of England's gang "hotspots" have no strategy in place to tackle the health problems that contribute to youth and gang violence, according to a report.

Rise in restraint and self-harm in youth custody

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are increasingly likely to be subjected to restraint and resort to self-harm, latest figures show.

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

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Child arrests fall but violence in custody rises

Government considers prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

Trafford YOS maintains high standards

Former YJB chief to decide whether to probe Medway abuse allegations

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

Report criticises progress on youth custody restraint

Services that divert young people away from the justice system given financial boost

Met Police outlines strategy to combat gang crime

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Unlawful force contributed to Adam Rickwood's death, inquest finds

Inspectors hail resettlement provision at Hassockfield STC

Oakhill STC inspection raises safeguarding concerns

Delays and funding cuts blight young offender resettlement project

Lin Hinnigan named as YJB chief executive

Major young offender resettlement scheme announced for London

Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

Boris Johnson bids for control of youth justice

Response to last summer's riots 'criminalised young people'

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

Probation chief proposes emotional trauma training for YOT staff

Youth custody places to be reduced further

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

Rise in restraint and self-harm in youth custody

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

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