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Inspectorate slams children's court custody procedures in Surrey and Sussex

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The court custody system in Sussex and Surrey has been severely criticised by the prisons inspectorate for its treatment of child defendants.

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

News

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for over-16s to face mandatory custodial sentences if they are convicted of a knife offence for a second time have been backed by MPs.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

News

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Call for more continuity in youth court system

News

Thursday, May 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Young offenders should be assigned a magistrate who monitors their rehabilitation and deals with any subsequent offences, a criminal justice expert has said.

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

News

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Children could be deterred from giving evidence in court cases and young offenders could have their rehabilitation harmed as a result of a legal ruling that will allow them to be named publicly once they turn 18.

Magistrates to oversee community supervision of young offenders

News

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Magistrates are to be handed new powers to manage the rehabilitation of young offenders.

Mental health service deficiencies ‘undermine penal support pilot'

News

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Mental health and penal reform campaigners are concerned a government scheme that will see mental health professionals assess young people's needs soon after arrest could be undermined by a lack of specialist local support.

Youth reoffending rate reaches 10-year high

News

Friday, November 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young offenders who go on to commit further crimes has risen to the highest level for more than a decade, latest figures show.

Lord Carlile to lead youth court inquiry

News

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

| CYP Now

A parliamentary inquiry into the work and effectiveness of youth courts has been launched.

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

News

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.

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

News

Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A decision to discharge a 12-year-old boy with an IQ of 58 who admitted 22 crimes including sexual assault has been supported by the Magistrates' Association.

Home Office study reveals public support for less punitive stance on youth crime

News

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Members of the public do not want to see under-18s criminalised for low-level crime, despite being concerned about a "lack of discipline" among young people.

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

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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).

Law change call for young defendants with communication problems

News

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Young defendants with speech and language needs should have the same rights to an intermediary to help them communicate in court as witnesses currently do, a coalition of voluntary organisations has said.

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.

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Inspectorate slams children's court custody procedures in Surrey and Sussex

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Call for more continuity in youth court system

Children to lose court anonymity at 18

Magistrates to oversee community supervision of young offenders

Mental health service deficiencies ‘undermine penal support pilot'

Youth reoffending rate reaches 10-year high

Lord Carlile to lead youth court inquiry

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

Magistrates' Association backs decision to release 12-year-old sex offender

Home Office study reveals public support for less punitive stance on youth crime

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

Law change call for young defendants with communication problems

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

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