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Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Children's services leaders question plans to refer child strip search cases

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

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Children’s services leaders have questioned Home Office plans for the police to make a referral to children’s social care every time they perform an intimate search of a child.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

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Monday, June 10, 2024

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The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Council’s youth justice service praised over substance abuse work

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Friday, June 7, 2024

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The work of a local authority youth justice service in supporting young people with substance abuse has been praised by inspectors.

'Cautiously consider’ use of unproven violence prevention strategies, schools warned

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

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School and college leaders are being urged by a charity to “cautiously consider unproven” youth violence prevention strategies, including placing police in classrooms and corridors.

Neurodiversity support officers to be introduced to youth custody settings

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

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Youth custody settings in England and Wales will benefit from the implementation of neurodiversity support officers, it has been announced.

UK’s first secure school opens after years of debate and delay

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

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CYP Now takes a tour of the Oasis Restore secure school with its state-of-the-art facilities to learn how a new holistic offer for youth justice is designed to shift settings away from punishment towards rehabilitation.

Cookham Wood YOI staff 'unaware of closure plans until last minute'

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Friday, May 24, 2024

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Staff at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution (YOI) did not know of plans to close the establishment until shortly before it was announced, leaving young people and workers “in limbo”, inspectors have revealed.

UK’s first secure school ready to open

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Monday, May 20, 2024

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The UK’s first secure school is set to open to pupils after four years of delays, the Ministry of Justice has announced.

Lack of police oversight sees London YJS rated ‘requires improvement’

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Friday, May 10, 2024

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A lack of consistent police representation on the management board of Waltham Forest Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a key factor in it being rated as “requires improvement”, inspectors have said.

Mayor of London to invest £14.5mn to tackle violence in key capital hotspots

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Friday, May 10, 2024

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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced an additional £14.5mn investment in the approach taken by his Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) to tackle violence in 11 key hotspots across the capital.