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Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Magistrates have added their voice to fears that measures in the Children and Social Work Bill to allow councils to opt out of children's legislation will undermine the rights of vulnerable young people.

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

News

Friday, September 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Former Barnardo's chief executive Sir Martin Narey is one of several high profile figures that have been signed up to provide advice to children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield, it has been announced.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New guidance on gang injunctions

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The Home Office recently published statutory guidance on injunctions to prevent gang-related violence and drug dealing.

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Jess Brown meets Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39.

Treat 17-year-olds in police custody as children, court rules

News

Thursday, April 25, 2013

| CYP Now

The High Court has ruled that 17-year-olds who are arrested and taken into police custody should be treated as children.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.

Report criticises progress on youth custody restraint

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Monday, June 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Too little progress is being made to reduce the use of restraint in youth custody, it has been claimed.

Third of homeless young offenders 'in unsafe accommodation'

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

| CYP Now

One in three homeless 16- and 17-year-olds who are in contact with youth offending teams (YOTs) are being placed in unsafe or unsuitable accommodation, it has emerged.

'Problem-solving' courts for young offenders to be trialled

News

Thursday, March 23, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to improve the way young offenders are dealt with are to be tested, with problem-solving courts set to be established across England.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

News

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

Children's policy under Tory rule: who's who in the government

Other

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

The allocation of responsibilities for children, young people and families across government departments.

Committed local democrat: Roy Perry, chair, LGA children and young people board

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Roy Perry, chair of the LGA children and young people board.

Gove pledges action on youth custody safety

News

Friday, March 18, 2016

| CYP Now

Action will be taken to tackle gang problems and improve safety in youth jails, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has told MPs.

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

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Monday, September 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Lawyers will receive specialist training before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials, under government plans to make going to court easier and less distressing for victims.

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Prison officers in a young offender institution and a secure training centre will be required to wear video equipment as part of efforts to monitor the use of restraint, it has been announced.

Place young offenders in small units, children's commissioner urges

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Large children's prisons should be scrapped and replaced with smaller secure units in order to improve access to education and rehabilitation, the children's commissioner for England has said.

YJB to probe safety standards at secure training centres

News

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said it will investigate safety standards in three secure training centres in the wake of allegations of abuse at one of the units.

Use of force incidents treble at young offender institution

News

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of times staff at a young offender institution (YOI) have used force against children has risen three-fold, according to an inspection report.

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaign groups have criticised a new system of restraint being adopted in youth custody settings because it continues to allow techniques that involve inflicting pain on young people.

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

News

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth custody settings and police stations should contain cameras that record sound to prevent young offenders being subjected to violence, a report has claimed.

Legal aid changes 'ignore children and young people'

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Justice for children and young people will be seriously undermined because the government has failed to recognise them as a group distinct from adults in its reforms to legal aid, the Children's Society has claimed.

Long-distance youth custody placements 'reduce family visits'

News

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people who are held in youth custody miles away from their home receive fewer visits from their family than those who are detained closer, a report has found.

Daily roundup: Unemployment, digital footprints and sexual exploitation

Other

Thursday, August 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Fewer children in jobless households, a call for internet guidance for parents, and five arrested by police investigating the alleged rape of 15-year-old, all in the news today.

Courts set to consider ethnicity when sentencing under-18s

News

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Courts will be required to take into account the overrepresentation of black and ethnic minority children in the youth justice system when they sentence children, under new guidance coming into force this summer.

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Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New guidance on gang injunctions

Voice for the vulnerable: Carolyne Willow, director of Article 39

Treat 17-year-olds in police custody as children, court rules

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

Report criticises progress on youth custody restraint

Third of homeless young offenders 'in unsafe accommodation'

'Problem-solving' courts for young offenders to be trialled

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

Children's policy under Tory rule: who's who in the government

Committed local democrat: Roy Perry, chair, LGA children and young people board

Gove pledges action on youth custody safety

Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier for sex abuse victims

YJB trials video cameras to monitor restraint in custody

Place young offenders in small units, children's commissioner urges

YJB to probe safety standards at secure training centres

Use of force incidents treble at young offender institution

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

Legal aid changes 'ignore children and young people'

Long-distance youth custody placements 'reduce family visits'

Daily roundup: Unemployment, digital footprints and sexual exploitation

Courts set to consider ethnicity when sentencing under-18s

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