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Fears over young offenders held in adult prisons

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of young offenders are being held in adult prisons with wings or single cells being "re-designated" as young offender institutions, it has been claimed.

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaign groups have criticised a new system of restraint being adopted in youth custody settings because it continues to allow techniques that involve inflicting pain on young people.

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.

Striking the balance on abuse

Other

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Jo-Anne Prud'homme, legal researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines what lessons can be learned from the case of parents charged with abuse after doctors failed to diagnose congenital rickets

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

News

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Secure training centre inspections

Other

Monday, April 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Will the proposed new joint inspection system better promote the rights of young offenders, asks Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre

Use of force 'extremely high' at Ashfield YOI

News

Thursday, February 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Use of restraint at a young offender institution (YOI) in Bristol increased nearly nine-fold in the space of just a year, inspectors have found.

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.

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

News

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

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.

Clarke poised to reject calls for mandatory sentences for under-18s carrying knives

News

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has told a group of MPs he is likely to oppose calls to introduce mandatory sentences for children caught carrying knives.

Majority charged over riots are adults

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has revealed that of the people so far charged with riot-related offences, only 21 per cent are under 18.

May scraps anonymity for young rioters

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has called on magistrates to name and shame children involved in last week's riots, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

News

Thursday, August 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has called for action against those involved in gangs and greater discipline in schools in the wake of riots throughout England.

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.

Children held on remand are to be classed as 'looked-after' by councils

News

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

All young people remanded in custody will have to be recognised as looked-after children by local authorities, under plans to reduce reoffending and shake up the justice system.

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).

Children's commissioner backs restraint ban

News

Monday, March 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The use of pain to control children in the secure estate must be abolished in England and Wales to comply with international standards the children's commissioner has warned.

Children's rights alliance attacks offender restraint report for backing pain compliance

News

Thursday, March 10, 2011

| CYP Now

An independent report into physical restraint of young offenders has been criticised for continuing to support the use of so-called "pain compliance" techniques.

Lib Dem youth justice policy at odds with government line on age of criminal responsibility

News

Monday, February 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Liberal Democrat proposals to increase the age of criminal responsibility to 14 have been published in a move that could create a split on youth justice policy within the government.