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Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

Revised assessment to offer comprehensive picture of young offender needs

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Friday, November 11, 2011

| CYP Now

An assessment tool for young offenders that will forge closer links with health and children's services is set to be introduced to produce a fuller picture of the needs of children in the youth justice system.

MoJ shelves plans to transfer custody budgets

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has no plans to devolve the cost of youth custody to local authorities once a high-profile pilot project finishes this year, it has emerged.

‘Looked after' status not beneficial for all children on remand, claims ADCS

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Plans to class under-18s remanded to custody as "looked after" could prevent practitioners working in the best interests of young people, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has called on magistrates to name and shame children involved in last week's riots, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

Barnardo's to roll out prisoner family support scheme

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Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Barnardo's is to roll out a community programme nationwide to improve support for the 200,000 UK children with a parent in prison.

Ofsted calls for body-worn cameras across all youth custody settings

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Staff in all youth custody settings should be made to wear body cameras in a bid to prevent mistreatment of young people, Ofsted and the Prisons Inspectorate have said.

Secure homes to lose places as YJB cuts beds for young offenders

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes (SCHs) are to be cut due to falling custody levels, prompting fresh concerns over the care of vulnerable children.

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Children in custody should be kept in small units with sufficient trained staff to meet their mental health and emotional needs, a report by the children's commissioner has recommended.

Charities urge statutory family support for prisoners

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A group of charities has joined forces to campaign for family support services to be made statutory in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs).

Call to create secure training centres complaints system

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been called on to introduce an independent complaints process for children in secure training centres (STCs), or face legal action.

Huge drop in restraint attributed to restorative justice

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure children's home in Devon has been recognised for its successful use of restorative justice after restraint incidents fell by nearly 90 per cent.

One in three young people in custody are in care system

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a third of under-18s in young offender institutions (YOI) are in the care system, it has emerged.

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

News

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

News

Thursday, January 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A blanket ban on the use of dangerous restraint techniques should be applied to all children's settings, an MP has said.

YJB to focus on needs of young offenders affected by YOI closures

News

Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Support for young offenders being moved around the secure estate is to be prioritised, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Restraint technique found to increase risk of death

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Research funded by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has found that restraining someone by holding them forward in a seated position increases the risk of harm or death.

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice has refused to confirm fears that youth jails have reached capacity or outline its contingency plans to deal with the situation amid concerns that children's lives are being put in danger through overcrowding.

Campaigners question suitability of firm in charge of youth custody unit

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised over the suitability of a company that runs US jails to manage a controversial youth custody unit in England.

Leeds teenager let down by care and justice agencies

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

| CYP Now

A teenage young offender found hanged in his cell was let down by the "collective corporate system", according to a damning serious case review (SCR) into his death.

Self-harm in youth custody on the rise

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are increasingly likely to harm themselves, latest figures show.

Teenager found hanged at Wetherby Young Offender Institution

News

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

| CYP Now

A 17-year-old boy has died after being found hanging in his cell at Wetherby Young Offender Institution (YOI) in Yorkshire.

Hinnigan outlines revised guidance plans for YOTs

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Updated guidance on the shape and management of youth offending teams (YOTs) is to be issued in light of changes to how they are expected to work, the Youth Justice Board has confirmed.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Youth violence on the rise in young offender institutions

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth prisons are getting more violent despite a drop in the number of young people being held in custody, statistics released by the Ministry of Justice have revealed.

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Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

Revised assessment to offer comprehensive picture of young offender needs

MoJ shelves plans to transfer custody budgets

‘Looked after' status not beneficial for all children on remand, claims ADCS

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

Barnardo's to roll out prisoner family support scheme

Ofsted calls for body-worn cameras across all youth custody settings

Secure homes to lose places as YJB cuts beds for young offenders

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

Charities urge statutory family support for prisoners

Call to create secure training centres complaints system

Huge drop in restraint attributed to restorative justice

One in three young people in custody are in care system

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

YJB to focus on needs of young offenders affected by YOI closures

Restraint technique found to increase risk of death

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

Campaigners question suitability of firm in charge of youth custody unit

Leeds teenager let down by care and justice agencies

Self-harm in youth custody on the rise

Teenager found hanged at Wetherby Young Offender Institution

Hinnigan outlines revised guidance plans for YOTs

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Youth violence on the rise in young offender institutions

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