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Struggling YOTs face tougher government intervention

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Failing youth offending teams (YOTs) will face intervention measures under plans announced by a government minister.

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

News

Friday, March 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Probation, education and health inspectors have criticised poor-quality support for young offenders when released from custody.

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Inspections of local authority youth offending teams (YOTs) will be suspended for a period as part of efforts to help them cope with £9m of in-year cuts that have been rubber-stamped by the Youth Justice Board.

Ofsted and Prisons Inspectorate join forces to conduct secure training centre inspections

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Monday, June 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Inspections of secure training centres (STCs) will be conducted jointly between Ofsted and the Prisons Inspectorate from April 2012.

Secure training centre receives high praise from Ofsted

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Oakhill secure training centre (STC) has received a glowing report from Ofsted inspectors who applauded its education and welfare services and the innovation of staff and management.

High praise for Wales's only juvenile prison

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

| CYP Now

A prison holding young people in Wales is among the best juvenile facilities in the system, inspectors have found.

Government urged to close 'irredeemable' secure training centre

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| CYP Now

A group of 36 children's rights advocates are urging the government to close a secure training centre (STC) where staff use pain-inducing restraint to control children.

Inspectors laud welfare and resettlement practices at Medway STC

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Medway Secure Training Centre has been praised by Ofsted inspectors, who awarded it the highest mark possible in five out of seven categories.

YOTs boycott secure training centre over scathing inspection

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams (YOTs) are refusing to send young people to a secure training centre that was blasted by inspectors for incidents of gross misconduct by staff, it has emerged.

Review set to reveal Gove plans

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth justice experts say education of young offenders must not dominate the review of the system

Inspections: Youth secure estate

Features

Thursday, June 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Although the population of the youth secure estate has dropped substantially, youth custody settings are struggling to improve support for young people, with outcomes described as "not good enough".

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.

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

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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.

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

News

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Prison inspectors have praised Cookham Wood YOI for cutting violence and bullying but are concerned that not enough is being done to prevent suicide and self-harm among inmates.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Youth prisons blighted by staff shortages and lack of support, say inspectors

News

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are being locked up in their cells for too long and are missing out on vital support due to staff shortages across the secure estate, inspectors have warned.

Ofsted announces plans for tougher youth custody inspections

News

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

| CYP Now

Failing secure training centres (STCs) will be subject to greater scrutiny amid concerns around levels of violence and the safety of children.

Gove orders review of youth justice system

News

Friday, September 11, 2015

| CYP Now

A former government adviser on school behaviour will head a review of the youth justice system, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced.

Improvement notice issued over ‘unlawful’ use of force at Oakhill STC

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

| CYP Now

An urgent notification for improvement has been issued for Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC) over “unlawful” levels of force being used on children.

Joint secure training centre inspections to focus on restraint

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Secure training centres will only achieve an "adequate" rating if restraint is used as a last resort to protect young people from serious harm, under plans for a joint inspection regime between Ofsted and the prisons inspectorate.

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