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Government urged to close 'irredeemable' secure training centre

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| CYP Now

A group of 36 children's rights advocates are urging the government to close a secure training centre (STC) where staff use pain-inducing restraint to control children.

Delays and funding cuts blight young offender resettlement project

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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.

Magistrates more likely to send black young people to custody, study finds

News

Monday, September 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Young black boys are 1.23 times more likely to be sentenced to custody by magistrates than their white peers, a Ministry of Justice study has found.

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

News

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.

Secure schools to launch as early as 2019

News

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

| CYP Now

Two pilot "secure schools" could be up and running in the next two years as part of efforts to improve safety in the youth secure estate and reduce reoffending, youth justice minister Phillip Lee has said.

Youth custody places to be reduced further

News

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.

Rise in restraint and self-harm in youth custody

News

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.

Inspectors criticise YOI over violence and extortion

News

Thursday, March 6, 2014

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has been rebuked for high levels of violence despite making progress since a previous critical inspection.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

News

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Child-on-child sexual abuse reports on the rise

News

Monday, July 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s accused of sexual offences against other children have increased by nearly nine per cent in a year.

Inspectors praise 'excellent' relationships between staff and young people at Parc YOI

News

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised a young offender institution (YOI) in South Wales for the positive work it does with young people held there.

Labour Party Conference: Shadow justice secretary backs support for children of prisoners

News

Monday, September 22, 2014

| CYP Now

A Labour government will work to ascertain how many children have a parent in prison, shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan has pledged.

Inspectors laud welfare and resettlement practices at Medway STC

News

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Medway Secure Training Centre has been praised by Ofsted inspectors, who awarded it the highest mark possible in five out of seven categories.

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Youth custody levels reach new low

News

Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to the lowest level since the Youth Justice Board began collecting records, latest statistics have shown.

Children 'set up to fail' by post-custody supervision

News

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

| CYP Now

The quality of community supervision offered to children once they leave custody is setting them up to fail, a report has claimed.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

News

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

Fears over release force some young people back to custody

News

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people released from custody are struggling to cope with outside life to such an extent that some prefer to reoffend so they can be sent back inside, a report by Beyond Youth Custody has found.

YOTs boycott secure training centre over scathing inspection

News

Thursday, June 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOTs) are refusing to send young people to a secure training centre that was blasted by inspectors for incidents of gross misconduct by staff, it has emerged.

Youth remand continues to fall

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

| CYP Now

The amount of time spent by young people on remand in youth custody has fallen for the second year in a row, government figures show.

Gove pledges action on youth custody safety

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Friday, March 18, 2016

| CYP Now

Action will be taken to tackle gang problems and improve safety in youth jails, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has told MPs.

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Government urged to close 'irredeemable' secure training centre

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

Magistrates more likely to send black young people to custody, study finds

Former YJB director made to drop police and crime commissioner bid

Secure schools to launch as early as 2019

Youth custody places to be reduced further

Rise in restraint and self-harm in youth custody

Inspectors criticise YOI over violence and extortion

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Child-on-child sexual abuse reports on the rise

Inspectors praise 'excellent' relationships between staff and young people at Parc YOI

Labour Party Conference: Shadow justice secretary backs support for children of prisoners

Inspectors laud welfare and resettlement practices at Medway STC

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

Youth custody levels reach new low

Children 'set up to fail' by post-custody supervision

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

Fears over release force some young people back to custody

YOTs boycott secure training centre over scathing inspection

Youth remand continues to fall

Gove pledges action on youth custody safety

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