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Secure schools to launch as early as 2019

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 prison officer recruitment drive targets social workers

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

| CYP Now

A prison officer graduate recruitment scheme is expanding into the youth secure estate, targeting social workers and teachers looking for a change of career.

Councils demand action to protect young people in custody

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Local councils are pressing the government to take action to make youth custody safer.

Youth prison stabilises but violence remains high, inspectors find

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Monday, September 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Standards at a young offender institution (YOI) have stabilised in the past year but levels of violence remain high, inspectors have found.

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

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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.

Knife crime initiative aims for expansion into youth custody

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

| CYP Now

Talks are under way to deploy medical students across all secure estate settings to warn young offenders of the dangers of knife crime and teach them how to give life-saving emergency support to victims.

Violent incidents on the rise at secure training centre

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

| CYP Now

Levels of violence against staff and young people at a secure training centre (STC) have more than doubled in the past year, a joint inspection has found.

Child arrest figures fall to new low

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Sunday, August 6, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of arrests of children in England and Wales have fallen to a new low - with a drop of 13.9 per cent in the space of a year.

Youth Justice Board confirms death in custody

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has confirmed that a child died in custody earlier this year, the first death of an under-18 in the youth secure estate since 2015.

Damning report reveals high levels of violence at Feltham YOI

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Friday, June 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Conditions at Feltham Young Offender Institution (YOI) have been criticised by inspectors with concerns raised over high levels of violence and young people being locked in their cells for too long.

Government-run secure training centre rated 'inadequate' again

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A secure training centre in Kent that was taken over by the government after allegations of abuse emerged has been rated "inadequate" by inspectors for the second time in less than a year.

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

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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.

Campaigners back Tory pledge to make youth custody safer for ethnic minorities

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

| CYP Now

A Conservative manifesto pledge to tackle the disproportionate use of force against black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) young offenders has been welcomed by youth justice campaigners.

New organisation takes on responsibility for youth custody

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

| CYP Now

The new body taking on responsibility for commissioning and overseeing the youth secure estate from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has officially launched.

Councils face hike in youth custody remand costs

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been told they will have to pay more when young people from their area are placed in youth custody on remand.

Courts set to consider ethnicity when sentencing under-18s

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Courts will be required to take into account the overrepresentation of black and ethnic minority children in the youth justice system when they sentence children, under new guidance coming into force this summer.

Truss strips YJB of youth custody role

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Friday, February 24, 2017

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) will no longer be responsible for commissioning and overseeing the youth secure estate, with a new body being established to take on the role, it has been announced.

Ombudsman calls for more support in youth custody disciplinary process

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

| CYP Now

Young people in custody need more help and support through the internal discipline process, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has said.

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 convention: Minister outlines mental health and sport focus

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Greater emphasis must be placed on addressing the mental health needs of young offenders and expanding the provision of sport in youth custody, the minister responsible for youth justice has said.

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Secure schools to launch as early as 2019

Youth prison officer recruitment drive targets social workers

Councils demand action to protect young people in custody

Youth prison stabilises but violence remains high, inspectors find

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

Knife crime initiative aims for expansion into youth custody

Violent incidents on the rise at secure training centre

Child arrest figures fall to new low

Youth Justice Board confirms death in custody

Damning report reveals high levels of violence at Feltham YOI

Government-run secure training centre rated 'inadequate' again

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

Campaigners back Tory pledge to make youth custody safer for ethnic minorities

New organisation takes on responsibility for youth custody

Councils face hike in youth custody remand costs

Courts set to consider ethnicity when sentencing under-18s

Truss strips YJB of youth custody role

Ombudsman calls for more support in youth custody disciplinary process

Child arrests fall but violence in custody rises

YJB convention: Minister outlines mental health and sport focus

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