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Inquiry to examine police-youth relations

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| CYP Now

MPs and peers have launched an inquiry into the way the police interact with children and young people.

School police officers cut youth crime

News

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Basing police officers in schools reduces youth crime and antisocial behaviour, according to a report.

Daily roundup: Heart surgery U-turn, child poverty figures, and female genital mutilation

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Child heart surgery restructure ditched, 2.3 million children live in poverty, and MPs criticise female genital mutilation failures, all in the news today.

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

News

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.

Daily roundup: Sex offenders, youth crime ambassador, and gang intervention

Other

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Calls for lower threshold for sex offender orders, decision to appoint £22k youth ambassador criticised, and Iain Duncan-Smith pledges to help gangs project, all in the news today.

Policing priorities for children revealed

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Monday, May 13, 2013

| CYP Now

In her first interview as police lead for children and young people, Jacqui Cheer outlines her new youth strategy.

Gang databases result in 'stop and search by association'

News

Thursday, May 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Police databases of gang members are contributing to young people being stopped and searched based on who they hang out with and the colour of their skin, an academic has found.

Police child lead backs youth involvement for commissioners

News

Thursday, May 2, 2013

| CYP Now

A senior police officer has criticised the media's treatment of Paris Brown and called on police and crime commissioners (PCCs) to continue engaging with young people.

Daily roundup: Junk food advertising, police youth ambassador salary and Universal Credit trial

Other

Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Call for crackdown on online marketing of junk food; salary of £25,000 proposed for police youth ambassador, and new welfare system starts, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth violence falls, homelessness guidance and job losses

Other

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Fewer victims of serious youth violence in London; advice to improve the health of homeless young people, and youth work jobs at risk, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Council sued, no action against Paris Brown and youth cuts

News

Monday, April 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Rochdale faces legal action over care comments; no further action against former youth police and crime commissioner, and half of youth service jobs to go in Warwickshire, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Policing, teachers and youth crime

Other

Thursday, April 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Nottinghamshire will not get a youth police commissioner; Michael Gove wants teachers to do more admin, and a briefing highlights adult social services' youth justice role, all in the news today.

Loughton fears backlash over youth PCC furore

News

Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Former children's minister Tim Loughton has called on police and crime commissioners to stick to plans to recruit young people in the wake of a media storm around the first youth police commissioner.

First youth crime commissioner appointed

News

Thursday, April 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A 17-year-old girl has been appointed as the first youth police and crime commissioner in England and Wales.

Extend caution review to under-18s, government told

News

Thursday, April 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending team bosses have urged the government to extend its review of police cautions to investigate their use with under-18s.

Boris Johnson bids for control of youth justice

News

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| CYP Now

London mayor Boris Johnson has outlined plans to lobby government to give him more control of youth justice policy in the capital.

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

News

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.

Consultation: Transforming Youth Custody: Putting education at the heart of detention

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender assessment system given green light

News

Monday, March 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A new assessment system for young offenders will drive down reoffending rates and reduce the use of remands to custody, the Youth Justice Board has said.

Daily roundup: Bedroom tax, What Works Network, and strip-searching

Other

Monday, March 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Disabled children start legal bid on room-sharing plans; policy advice network launches, and concerns over prevalence of strip-searching in youth custody, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child sexual exploitation; speech and language needs, and UKBA

Other

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Head teachers branded too "hesitant" to tackle child sexual exploitation; a report into communication needs and social disadvantage, and UKBA backtracks on restraint guidelines for pregnant women, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Immigration detention, Scottish children's wards, and ‘peer courts'

Other

Monday, February 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Outrage over the decision to sanction the use force on pregnant women in immigration detention, a call for a review of children's wards in Scotland, and a 'peer sentencing' pilot Hampshire, all in the news today.

Call for custody decisions to be scrutinised to improve safety

News

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Decisions on custody placements for young offenders should be subject to inspection in order to improve safety for under-18s in prison, a charity has said.

Youth justice committee attacks failure to reject custody for behaviour breaches

News

Monday, February 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) has criticised a cross-party group of MPs for failing to call for an end to custodial sentences for young people who breach antisocial behaviour orders.

Daily roundup: New role for ADCS president; support for young carers, and children's services in Salford

Other

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Debbie Jones appointed regional director for Ofsted, a call for more support for young carers, and Salford children's services department improves, all in the news today.