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Youth custody levels show annual rise for first time in nine years

Monday, June 12, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of young people held in custody has risen year-on-year for the first time since 2008, government figures show.

Major study finds relationship between youth crime and morality

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people who commit little or no crime display greater self-control and possess personal morals that fit well with the law, a major study by academics at Cambridge University has found.

Inspectors praise youth offending teams in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Work by youth offending team staff in both Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire has been praised following separate inspections.

Restraint and self-harm incidents on the rise in youth jails

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are being increasingly subjected to restraint, while incidents of self-harm are also on the rise, despite falling numbers of under-18s in the secure estate.

Home Office bids to increase gang injunction use on under-18s

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The Home Office has vowed to increase the use of controversial gang injunctions on under-18s after it emerged they have been used just twice in hotspot areas.

Inspectorate praises Wetherby YOI for fall in restraint

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Inspectors have praised a young offender institution in Yorkshire after a drop in the use of restraint on young people held there, despite evidence of "excessive" and "inappropriate" techniques being used.

Crae seeks first-hand accounts of violence in custody

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Friday, September 23, 2011

| CYP Now

A children's rights organisation is looking at ways to end violence against children in custody with the help of those who have experienced it.

Warren Hill YOI told to address bullying

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

| CYP Now

A young offender institution (YOI) hit by major rioting last year has made progress, but serious concerns remain about incidents of bullying and the use of strip-searching, the chief inspector of prisons has concluded.

Use of segregation at Ashfield YOI soars

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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The use of solitary confinement of children at a young offender institution (YOI) has doubled in the space of just three years, figures released in parliament have revealed.

Youth custody numbers fall to lowest level since the creation of the YJB

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to below 1,700 for the first time since the Youth Justice Board was created in 1998, latest figures released by the Ministry of Justice have shown.

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has called for action against those involved in gangs and greater discipline in schools in the wake of riots throughout England.

Child arrests fall but violence in custody rises

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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.

YJB decommissions secure training and custody places

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people will no longer be held at a controversial young offender institution and a secure training centre after it was announced that places at the establishments will be "decommissioned" due to falling custody numbers.

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.

Young people make allegations of sexual abuse in custody

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Five young people in youth custody have claimed they were sexually abused by a member of staff at the establishment in which they are held in the last year, a report has revealed.

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.

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.

Custodial decisions 'made in the dark', claim campaigners

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A campaign group is calling for decisions on placing children in custody to be grounded on safety rather than cost, in the wake of two deaths of teenagers last month.

Secure training centre receives high praise from Ofsted

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Oakhill secure training centre (STC) has received a glowing report from Ofsted inspectors who applauded its education and welfare services and the innovation of staff and management.

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.

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

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Friday, November 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Twenty-two inspirational and deserving winners were last night revealed at the 2016 CYP Now Awards on an evening of celebration for the children's sector.

High praise for Wales's only juvenile prison

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison holding young people in Wales is among the best juvenile facilities in the system, inspectors have found.

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 praise progress at Lancaster Farms YOI

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Monday, November 21, 2011

| CYP Now

A young offender institution (YOI) in Lancashire has been praised for making significant progress in health and education provision.

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Youth custody levels show annual rise for first time in nine years

Major study finds relationship between youth crime and morality

Inspectors praise youth offending teams in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

Restraint and self-harm incidents on the rise in youth jails

Home Office bids to increase gang injunction use on under-18s

Inspectorate praises Wetherby YOI for fall in restraint

Crae seeks first-hand accounts of violence in custody

Warren Hill YOI told to address bullying

Use of segregation at Ashfield YOI soars

Youth custody numbers fall to lowest level since the creation of the YJB

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

Child arrests fall but violence in custody rises

YJB decommissions secure training and custody places

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

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

Young people make allegations of sexual abuse in custody

Former YJB chief to decide whether to probe Medway abuse allegations

Report criticises progress on youth custody restraint

Custodial decisions 'made in the dark', claim campaigners

Secure training centre receives high praise from Ofsted

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

High praise for Wales's only juvenile prison

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

Inspectors praise progress at Lancaster Farms YOI

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