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Feltham YOI in frame for secure college

Monday, January 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Feltham young offender institution (YOI) could be turned into a secure college under government plans to extend the model across England and Wales, it has emerged.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, palliative care and youth offending

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Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Report blames sexual grooming of young girls on police failings; MPs call for fairer children's palliative care funding; and a youth offending service in Teeside wins praise, all in the news today.

Government minister to lead Youth Justice Board

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

Antisocial behaviour powers put children at risk of eviction

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed new powers that could result in children as young as 10 being evicted from their home for bad behaviour have been criticised by a coalition of leading charities.

Charities unite against scrapping of YOIs for young adults

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to scrap young offender institutions (YOIs) for 18- to 20-year-olds and place them with adults instead have been slammed as a "high-stakes gamble" by a group of leading charities and think-tanks.

Government to increase oversight of YJB

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is to be brought more closely under the control of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) following a review of the way the quango operates.

YJB allocates £2m for restorative justice training

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities are to receive support to boost restorative justice work with young offenders after the Youth Justice Board announced a £2m grant.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) for 18- to 20-year-olds would be scrapped and young people sent to adult jails instead, under controversial plans being considered by government.

Inspectors praise CPS progress on handling youth cases

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| CYP Now

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is improving how it deals with cases involving under-18s, inspectors have found.

Ofsted skills director calls for better offender education

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted has called for major improvements to the way young offenders and prisoners are educated.

Government unveils youth custody shake-up

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution in Suffolk is to close while Feltham Young Offender Institution could be shut and replaced by a new facility under proposals announced today.

Police to probe Serco prisoner contract fraud claims

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Police are to investigate alleged fraud at Serco, which holds the contract for escorting young offenders in England and Wales.

Inspectors criticise Croydon youth offending service

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending staff in Croydon have been criticised by inspectors for failing to protect members of the public from the young people they work with.

Number of first-time young offenders fell by a quarter in 2012

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people getting into trouble with the law for the first time is continuing to plummet, latest figures show.

YOTs urged to improve data sharing on imprisoned children

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOTs) have been told to improve the way they share information on young people sentenced to custody to make services more efficient and safe.

Inspectors hail resettlement provision at Hassockfield STC

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure training centre has been praised for its "outstanding" work to resettle young offenders back into the community.

Positive work at Hindley YOI offset by safety concerns

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution (YOI) has been praised for good work with young people despite concerns about safety and claims of "abusive" staff.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.