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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.

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

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  • 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.

Call to tackle police violence against young people

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  • Thursday, October 13, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Police officers should receive specific training on how to communicate and deal with children and young people, as part of efforts to tackle the use of violence against them, a children's rights organisation has said. ?