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Inspectors slam 'unsafe' Glen Parva YOI

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Glen Parva young offender institution (YOI) has been slammed by inspectors for operating an "unsafe" and "ineffective" model of custody where violence and intimidation of young people is rife.

Call to improve young women's mental health screening in custody

News

Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Young women in police custody are being deprived of support to safeguard their mental health, a report has claimed.

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

News

Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister calls for Ofsted to inspect academy chains; serious case review finds health services missed chances to refer baby to social workers; and new standards for managing anxiety published, all in the news today.

Legal change required 'to cement youth custody progress'

News

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Legislative changes must be made to ensure recent falls in youth custody levels are maintained, a report by the Prison Reform Trust has found.

Concerns over asbestos in YOIs

News

Friday, April 10, 2015

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has admitted there is asbestos in all young offender institutions (YOI) commissioned since 2010.

Seven staff suspended over claims of abuse at youth custody unit

News

Friday, January 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Seven members of staff at a secure training centre in Kent have been suspended amid allegations of abuse and mistreatment of young people.

Daily roundup: alcohol misuse, child deaths, young offenders

Other

Monday, September 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Hospital admissions data reveals numbers of children abusing alcohol; research findings show higher death rates for children born to mothers aged under 30; and young offenders to pay for prison property damage, all in the news today.

Government to push ahead with use of force to maintain secure college discipline

News

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has said it will pursue the use of force to maintain good order and discipline in secure colleges, even though it would breach European law.

Ministers ditch plans to class 17-year-olds in custody as 'children'

News

Thursday, July 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has shelved plans to class all 17-year-olds taken into police custody as children, it has been announced.

Campaigners call for system overhaul to tackle custody deaths

News

Monday, March 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Many of the 65 young people who died in custody in England and Wales over the past four years had a history of mental health problems or had been in care, analysis has revealed.

Young offender found hanged at Stoke Heath

News

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

| CYP Now

An investigation has been launched after an 18-year-old was found dead in his cell at a young offender institution (YOI).

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

Other

Monday, January 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour pushes for ban on smoking in cars carrying children; Gove gives Wilshaw vote of confidence over think tank reports; and children with mental health problems still detained in police cells, all in the news today.

YJB to issue National Insurance advice to young offenders

News

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people leaving custody are to receive help obtaining a National Insurance (NI) number following concerns raised by a prison reform group.

ChildRIGHT: Strategy for reform of the secure estate

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| CYP Now

Elizabeth Yarrow, international researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at plans for young people's prisons in England and Wales.

Legal Update: Education for children in custody

Other

Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals to introduce secure colleges are unlikely to achieve the government's aim of rehabilitating offenders, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre

'Cover-up' allegations in youth prison system over jail's use of restraint

Other

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Leaked documents reveal Youth Justice Board concerns over failures by management at Hindley YOI and the National Offender Management Service to properly investigate restraint cases against young people.

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

Other

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners and charities call for review of child deaths in custody; consultation launched on school support for children with medical conditions; and Contact a Family appoints new head, all in the news today.

Custody spending to be slashed by Youth Justice Board

News

Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is to slash funding for youth custody by £56m this year but has pledged to protect community and youth offending team (YOT) budgets.