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May scraps anonymity for young rioters

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.

Ofsted calls for body-worn cameras across all youth custody settings

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Staff in all youth custody settings should be made to wear body cameras in a bid to prevent mistreatment of young people, Ofsted and the Prisons Inspectorate have said.

Secure homes to lose places as YJB cuts beds for young offenders

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes (SCHs) are to be cut due to falling custody levels, prompting fresh concerns over the care of vulnerable children.

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Children in custody should be kept in small units with sufficient trained staff to meet their mental health and emotional needs, a report by the children's commissioner has recommended.

Charities urge statutory family support for prisoners

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

A group of charities has joined forces to campaign for family support services to be made statutory in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs).

Call to create secure training centres complaints system

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been called on to introduce an independent complaints process for children in secure training centres (STCs), or face legal action.

Huge drop in restraint attributed to restorative justice

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

A secure children's home in Devon has been recognised for its successful use of restorative justice after restraint incidents fell by nearly 90 per cent.

Daily round up: College of Social Work row, competitive sports and the link between weight gain and psychosis

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The row over the future of social work representation re-ignites, a report calls for less emphasis on competitive sports, and tackling obesity among young people with mental illness, all in the news today.

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has been accused of breaking an international treaty on children's rights after it emerged that young offenders are being transferred from youth custody to adult prisons.

One in three young people in custody are in care system

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a third of under-18s in young offender institutions (YOI) are in the care system, it has emerged.

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

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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.

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

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Thursday, January 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A blanket ban on the use of dangerous restraint techniques should be applied to all children's settings, an MP has said.

YJB to focus on needs of young offenders affected by YOI closures

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Support for young offenders being moved around the secure estate is to be prioritised, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced.

Daily roundup: Primary classes, social care and spare rooms

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Study calls for primary children to be grouped by ability not age, Peterborough improves its social care, and a charity launches a drive to help young homeless people, all in today's news.

Daily roundup: Youth reoffending, radicalisation, and mothers in prison

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Friday, April 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth reoffending rate drops to lowest level in a decade; police attempt to curb radicalisation of Kent children; and call for video communications between female prisoners and their children, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child protection, payday loans, and young offenders

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| CYP Now

NSPCC chief criticises Rolf Harris after entertainer's conviction; call to ban payday loan adverts from children's TV; and new cell restrictions planned for young offenders, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Violent crime, child health, and school absence

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Thousands of children avoid prosecution for violent crimes; smoking in cars with children to be banned in Wales; and London parents most likely to lie over term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Gang crime, adoption powers and state boarding school

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Fall in youth violence since riots; BAAF welcomes changes to proposed adoption powers; and planners hinder state boarding school bid, all in the news today.

Inspectors praise 'model' youth custody unit

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A specialist youth custody unit designed to support some of the most troubled and vulnerable young people in the country has been praised by inspectors for the level of care it provides.

Restraint technique found to increase risk of death

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Research funded by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has found that restraining someone by holding them forward in a seated position increases the risk of harm or death.

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice has refused to confirm fears that youth jails have reached capacity or outline its contingency plans to deal with the situation amid concerns that children's lives are being put in danger through overcrowding.