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Government scheme helps councils cut custody use

Friday, March 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody levels were cut by around 40 per cent in areas piloting a government scheme offering councils cash to find alternatives to prison.

Leeds teenager let down by care and justice agencies

News

Thursday, March 19, 2015

| CYP Now

A teenage young offender found hanged in his cell was let down by the "collective corporate system", according to a damning serious case review (SCR) into his death.

Review: Children Behind Bars

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Ask the Experts: Bereavement, YOI education support, youth work news project and spring in the nursery

Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on helping bereaved children, education support in YOIs, a youth work news project and celebrating spring.

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.

Fears over release force some young people back to custody

News

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people released from custody are struggling to cope with outside life to such an extent that some prefer to reoffend so they can be sent back inside, a report by Beyond Youth Custody has found.

May criticises councils over insufficient secure accommodation

News

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils have been criticised by the government for their failure to accommodate young people who have been charged with an offence but denied bail.

Custody damages young offenders' sexual development, study finds

News

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Imprisoning children and young people increases the likelihood they will commit sexual offences in adulthood, latest research indicates.

Youth custody: what is the future?

Other

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

As the number of young people in custody dips below 1,000, experts consider the future of the secure estate.

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

News

Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth custody is becoming increasingly dangerous despite overall numbers being held dropping dramatically, official statistics show.

Inspectors praise education improvements at Werrington YOI

News

Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Facilities and education services at Werrington young offender institution (YOI) have been praised in a generally positive inspection report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons.

Parliament to have power of veto on placing girls in secure college

News

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs and Lords will have the power to block plans to hold girls and younger boys in a controversial £80m secure college following a government climb-down in the face of opposition.

Youth custody level falls below 1,000 for first time

News

Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of young people in custody have dropped below 1,000 for the first time, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has revealed.

Barnardo's to roll out prisoner family support scheme

News

Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Barnardo's is to roll out a community programme nationwide to improve support for the 200,000 UK children with a parent in prison.

YJB considers police presence at troubled Feltham YOI

News

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is considering placing police officers in Feltham Young Offenders Institution (YOI) in an effort to tackle high levels of gang violence.

Warning over impact of youth justice cuts in London

News

Monday, January 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts to youth offending teams (YOTs) are stretching services in London more than the rest of the country, a youth justice expert has warned.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

News

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

YJB unable to gauge scale of sexual abuse in youth custody

News

Thursday, December 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Government agencies responsible for youth justice are unable to say how many complaints of sexual abuse against under-18s in custody there have been or whether allegations have been properly investigated.

Young people make allegations of sexual abuse in custody

News

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Five young people in youth custody have claimed they were sexually abused by a member of staff at the establishment in which they are held in the last year, a report has revealed.

Young people feel less safe in custody, survey reveals

News

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are more likely to feel unsafe, experience mental health problems and be subjected to restraint than in previous years, a study has found.

Government considers prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds

News

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is considering creating prisons for 18- to 30-year-olds as part of attempts to improve the secure estate, MPs have been told.

Suffering inside: The welfare of children in custody

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

As many as one in five children in custody has attempted suicide, while many more self-harm. Joe Lepper explores what the youth secure estate and health services are doing to reduce risk and protect the welfare of this vulnerable group.

YOI closures 'leads to rise in care placements'

News

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More young offenders are being taken into care as a result of the decommissioning of custodial places for under-18s, it has been claimed.

YJB chief pledges to save YOTs from worst of future cuts

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth offending team (YOT) budgets will be protected from major cuts next year as a result of recent moves to decommission places in the youth secure estate, the chief executive of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has said.