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Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

Friday, July 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of times young people in custody are being made to undergo high-security "closed visits" behind glass are on the rise, government statistics have shown.

Further fall in number of first-time young offenders

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of young people convicted for an offence for the first time is continuing to fall, latest Ministry of Justice figures have revealed.

Youth justice system 'fails vulnerable girls'

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth justice agencies are failing to give vulnerable girls the support they need because services are too geared towards helping boys, a newly formed pressure group has claimed.

Youth reoffending rates hit new high

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of young offenders who go on to commit further crimes have risen to the highest level in more than a decade.

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Police forces have been criticised for placing vulnerable children in cells as a substitute for appropriate welfare provision.

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody is becoming increasingly dangerous despite overall numbers being held dropping dramatically, official statistics show.

YJB considers police presence at troubled Feltham YOI

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is considering placing police officers in Feltham Young Offenders Institution (YOI) in an effort to tackle high levels of gang violence.

Call for youth workers to tackle gang mental health problems

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers should receive basic mental health training as part of a shake-up of services in order to support young people in gangs, MPs have been told.

Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

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Friday, August 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Poorer parents struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays; Department for Education publishes child-friendly guide to the special educational needs reforms; and judge warns of "paedophile panic", all in the news today.

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board is calling on youth offending teams (YOTs) to revise the way they work with female offenders.

Andrew Selous appointed youth justice minister

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Andrew Selous has been confirmed as the minister who will take on responsibility for youth justice.

Daily roundup: Violent crime, child health, and school absence

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Thousands of children avoid prosecution for violent crimes; smoking in cars with children to be banned in Wales; and London parents most likely to lie over term-time holidays, all in the news today.

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,100 children under the age of criminal responsibility have been stopped and searched by police in the space of five years, it has emerged.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Youth custody figures hit new low

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of under-18s in custody have fallen to a new low, but black and ethnic minority young people now make up four out of every 10 of those detained, latest figures reveal.

Youth courts need urgent reform, finds inquiry

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| CYP Now

The youth court system is not fit for purpose and needs urgent reform, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for over-16s to face mandatory custodial sentences if they are convicted of a knife offence for a second time have been backed by MPs.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Daily roundup: Adoption, youth commissioner, and sexting

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Wales to get National Adoption Service; youth commissioner probe launched in Kent; and concerns over "sexting" in Devon, all in the news today.

Gang exit schemes to expand across London

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A pan-London gang exit service is to be created as part of efforts to help young people move away from crime, it has been announced.

Daily roundup: Adoption, serious case review, and social media

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Adoption changes to begin this summer, Southampton agencies criticised over sexual abuse case, and children being investigated over social media abuse, all in today's news roundup.

Custody review to create youth suicide prevention strategy

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth justice experts are being called on to help develop a strategy to prevent suicide among young adults in custody.

Daily roundup: Leaving care, young offenders and youth clubs

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Care leavers discuss social exclusion with ministers; Clegg criticises knife sentence plans; and graffiti artist bequeaths piece of work to Bristol youth club, all in the news today.

Government announces stop and search shake-up

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Members of the public will be able to accompany police officers on patrol as part of a raft of measures being introduced by government to overhaul the use of stop and search powers.