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

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.

Government scheme helps councils cut custody use

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Friday, March 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody levels were cut by around 40 per cent in areas piloting a government scheme offering councils cash to find alternatives to prison.

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody is becoming increasingly dangerous despite overall numbers being held dropping dramatically, official statistics show.

Inspectors praise education improvements at Werrington YOI

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Facilities and education services at Werrington young offender institution (YOI) have been praised in a generally positive inspection report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons.

Parliament to have power of veto on placing girls in secure college

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs and Lords will have the power to block plans to hold girls and younger boys in a controversial £80m secure college following a government climb-down in the face of opposition.

Youth custody level falls below 1,000 for first time

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Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of young people in custody have dropped below 1,000 for the first time, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has revealed.

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.

Warning over impact of youth justice cuts in London

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Monday, January 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts to youth offending teams (YOTs) are stretching services in London more than the rest of the country, a youth justice expert has warned.

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.

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.

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More young offenders are being taken into care as a result of the decommissioning of custodial places for under-18s, it has been claimed.

YJB chief pledges to save YOTs from worst of future cuts

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth offending team (YOT) budgets will be protected from major cuts next year as a result of recent moves to decommission places in the youth secure estate, the chief executive of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said.