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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

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

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

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

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

News

Friday, June 7, 2024

| CYP Now

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

News

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

| CYP Now

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

News

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| CYP Now

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

Analysis

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

| CYP Now

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'

News

Friday, May 24, 2024

| CYP Now

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

News

Monday, May 20, 2024

| CYP Now

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’

News

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

News

Friday, May 10, 2024

| CYP Now

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?

Blogs

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

News

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

News

Friday, April 26, 2024

| CYP Now

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

News

Friday, April 26, 2024

| CYP Now

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

News

Monday, April 22, 2024

| CYP Now

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.

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