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Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Daily roundup: Legislation to cap benefits, 'pornification', and fast food in Wales

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

A law to introduce a new cap on benefits is passed in the House of Commons, Labour MP Diane Abbott warns about the danger of hardcore porn, and calls for a ban on fast food chains near schools in Wales, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, citizen police, and children on adult hospital wards

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Figures show fewer young people out of work, a call for the public to get involved in crime prevention, and 4,000 children in Northern Ireland are admitted to adult hospital wards, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Doncaster resignation, riots report, and GCSE legal challenge

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| CYP Now

The chair of Doncaster's Children's Board steps down, post-riots report calls for improved youth engagement in Tottenham, and the GCSE grade boundaries argument reaches court, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Care leavers' charter, missing children in Kent, and homeless families in B&B accommodation

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson launches a Charter for Care Leavers, concerns over missing children in Kent, and the number of homeless families in temporary accommodation in Westminster rises again, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: 'Severe hardship' for Scottish families, parenting, and child benefit cuts

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Monday, October 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Thousands of Scottish families face multiple disadvantage, children say they want more time with parents, and a warning over impending child benefit cuts, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Happiness, volunteering for athletes, and child porn arrest

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people are the happiest age group in UK, Olympic hopefuls to be made to volunteer, and Harrow lead member resigns following child porn arrest, all in the news today.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

Daily roundup: Pupil premium plus, inequality in schools and retirement for the chief executive of the YJB

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Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

A call for more education funding for children in care, concerns over school provision for ethnic minority pupils, and the chief executive of the Youth Justice Board announces his intention to retire, all in the news today.

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Sexually exploited girls commit crime in order to escape the men who exploit them, but often end up being punished by the authorities rather than helped, a report has found.

NSPCC survey finds violence in the home increases risk of antisocial behaviour in children

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

| CYP Now

Children who witness family violence are more likely to seriously harm another person, run away from home, be excluded from school or carry a weapon, according to a survey by the NSPCC.

YJB warns minister of serious incident risk

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Moves to relax national standards for youth offending teams could lead to serious incidents such as murders or rape as a result of looser supervision, the Youth Justice Board has warned.

Government commits 1.2m to tackle sexual abuse in gangs

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Friday, February 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Organisations supporting young victims of sexual violence or exploitation have been invited to apply for funding of 1.2m under moves by government to help girls involved with gangs.

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.

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice has refused to confirm fears that youth jails have reached capacity or outline its contingency plans to deal with the situation amid concerns that children's lives are being put in danger through overcrowding.

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Health services provided by youth offending teams (YOTs) for children and young people are improving, a report has found.

Support for most vulnerable may be lost with payment-by-results, warns charity

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Children with severe emotional problems or those deeply entrenched in gang culture may miss out on attempts to steer them onto the right path as a result of plans to introduce payment-by-results youth justice services, a charity has claimed.

Youth Justice Division to replace YJB in April 2012

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Friday, July 15, 2011

| CYP Now

A date of April 2012 has been pencilled in for the abolition of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), to be replaced by a Youth Justice Division, it has emerged.

Barnardo's claims antisocial behaviour police powers will put children at risk

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Friday, May 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Government plans to hand police powers to take children suspected of antisocial behaviour back to their homes are being opposed by children's charity Barnardo's.

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