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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

| CYP Now

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.

How can the new PCCs build back the trust of young people?

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

| CYP Now

In elections this month, 39 areas in England and Wales appointed new Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs).

Mayoral elections 2024: What the results could mean for children and young people’s services

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Friday, May 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Members of the public have taken to the polls in devolved areas and in the capital to vote for elected mayors, signaling a big win for Labour which took all but one of 10 mayoral seats in England.

Expansion of PAVA ignites debate on youth custody force and restraint

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2024

| CYP Now

The UK government’s consideration of expanding the use of PAVA spray – a chemical irritant legally used in adult prisons – into child establishments has ignited a contentious debate.

Youth justice diversion schemes ‘not fit’ for children with SEND

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Friday, April 26, 2024

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The process for diverting young people away from the criminal justice system is “not fit” for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), research warns.

Alliance for Youth Justice chief steps down

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Friday, April 26, 2024

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Pippa Goodfellow, chief executive of the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ), has stepped down after five years.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

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Monday, April 22, 2024

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Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Restraint failings still not adequately addressed 20 years after Gareth Myatt’s death

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Friday, April 19, 2024

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Anyone working in children’s social care over the past 20 years will likely know of the harrowing circumstances in which Victoria Climbié, Peter Connelly and Daniel Pelka died. But what of the catastrophic failure in child protection that led to the death of Gareth Myatt, 20 years ago today (Friday 19 April)?

Drugs gangs ‘targeting younger children’, Longfield warns

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Friday, April 12, 2024

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Since the pandemic county lines drugs gangs have been exploiting younger children, former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has warned.

‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has called on the government to improve the distribution of funding to youth offending services.

Young people 'distressed' by frequent police visits at home, research warns

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Young people with experience of the criminal justice system say the second most common place for them to see police is at their home, with incidents often involving excessive force from officers.