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Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Youth reoffending on the increase

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of young offenders going on to commit further crimes has increased, latest statistics show.

Gove orders review of youth justice system

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Friday, September 11, 2015

| CYP Now

A former government adviser on school behaviour will head a review of the youth justice system, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced.

Knife crime soars in the capital

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Knife crime in London has risen year-on-year by more than 15 per cent, the Metropolitan Police Service has confirmed.

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Prison campaigners have called for a ban on under 14s being detained in police cells overnight, labelling the practice "dangerous and frightening".

Prison deterrent scheme wins praise

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

A project showing children what it is like to be sentenced to custody has a lasting effect on pupils, research has found.

Youth justice committee attacks failure to reject custody for behaviour breaches

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Monday, February 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) has criticised a cross-party group of MPs for failing to call for an end to custodial sentences for young people who breach antisocial behaviour orders.

Custody review to create youth suicide prevention strategy

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth justice experts are being called on to help develop a strategy to prevent suicide among young adults in custody.

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for over-16s to face mandatory custodial sentences if they are convicted of a knife offence for a second time have been backed by MPs.

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

| CYP Now

The MP who led a review on early intervention has called for the government to hold its nerve in pursuing long-term societal change in the wake of riots across England.

YJB considers police presence at troubled Feltham YOI

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is considering placing police officers in Feltham Young Offenders Institution (YOI) in an effort to tackle high levels of gang violence.

Inspection highlights secure accommodation shortage

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised by inspectors over the lack of suitable secure accommodation for children who have been charged by police and refused bail in one area of England.

Clarke poised to reject calls for mandatory sentences for under-18s carrying knives

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has told a group of MPs he is likely to oppose calls to introduce mandatory sentences for children caught carrying knives.

Magistrates voice opposition to knife-sentencing proposals

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Controversial last-minute changes to government sentencing plans will result in as many as 400 additional children each year being jailed.

Children held on remand are to be classed as 'looked-after' by councils

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

All young people remanded in custody will have to be recognised as looked-after children by local authorities, under plans to reduce reoffending and shake up the justice system.

Campaigners urge Labour to make age of criminal responsibility central to justice policy

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Raising the age of criminal responsibility and focusing more on early intervention at a local level should form the basis of Labour's new criminal justice policy, according to a campaign group.

South coast council cuts youth justice entrants

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Brighton & Hove City Council has cut by nearly a third the number of young people entering the youth justice system in its area over the past year.

Many young rioters found to have special educational needs, analysis reveals

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Monday, October 24, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people who got involved in August's riots were more likely to be poor and have special educational needs, government research on the unrest has revealed.

YJB faces further budget cuts

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is facing a 10 per cent cut to funding after it emerged the organisation will receive 365m from central government for the coming financial year.

Ministers report progress on diversion schemes for mentally ill young offenders

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Monday, April 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth justice minister Crispin Blunt and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley have outlined the progress made towards diverting the mentally ill away from the justice system into treatment and care at a Westminster reception today (23 April).

YJB chair Lord McNally backs age of criminality review

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

The chair of the Youth Justice Board has added his voice to growing calls for a rethink on the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales.

YJB reveals focus on outcomes in latest business plan

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Reducing numbers of young people in custody and managing a smooth transition into the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are among the main aims for the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in its latest business plan.

Prison Reform Trust backs Clarke's call for better rehabilitation

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke's calls for rehabilitation in secure settings to be improved have been backed by The Prison Reform Trust.

YJB urged to boost evidence base for programmes with young offenders

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOT) and secure estate providers have asked the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to support improvements in the way interventions with young people are measured.

YOTs gear up for introduction of gang injunctions

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams are to receive training to prepare them for the introduction of controversial gang injunctions for children.

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Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Youth reoffending on the increase

Gove orders review of youth justice system

Knife crime soars in the capital

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

Prison deterrent scheme wins praise

Youth justice committee attacks failure to reject custody for behaviour breaches

Custody review to create youth suicide prevention strategy

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

YJB considers police presence at troubled Feltham YOI

Inspection highlights secure accommodation shortage

Clarke poised to reject calls for mandatory sentences for under-18s carrying knives

Magistrates voice opposition to knife-sentencing proposals

Children held on remand are to be classed as 'looked-after' by councils

Campaigners urge Labour to make age of criminal responsibility central to justice policy

South coast council cuts youth justice entrants

Many young rioters found to have special educational needs, analysis reveals

YJB faces further budget cuts

Ministers report progress on diversion schemes for mentally ill young offenders

YJB chair Lord McNally backs age of criminality review

YJB reveals focus on outcomes in latest business plan

Prison Reform Trust backs Clarke's call for better rehabilitation

YJB urged to boost evidence base for programmes with young offenders

YOTs gear up for introduction of gang injunctions

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