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Government rejects expansion of YJB's remit to young adults

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Justice has ruled out extending the Youth Justice Board's (YJB) remit to include young adults.

Inquiry to examine police-youth relations

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| CYP Now

MPs and peers have launched an inquiry into the way the police interact with children and young people.

Detention of child refugees continues to rise

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

| CYP Now

The detention of children for immigration purposes is continuing to rise, MPs have heard.

Child suicides fail to decline in 30 years

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Around a third of all deaths of children and young people are now linked to assault or self-injury, analysis of data has found.

Feltham YOI gets 'worst in a decade' inspection reports

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Feltham YOI is blighted by extreme violence, gang culture and intimidation, according to two damning inspection reports.

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

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Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

At least two new specialist substance misuse family courts are to be set up thanks to £150,000 of government funding.

ADCS Conference: Minister finds extra cash for SEN support

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Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities are to benefit from £9m in funding to help them prepare for changes to the way children with special educational needs (SEN) are supported, children's minister Edward Timpson has announced.

Campaigners back closure of all-girl YOIs

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A Youth Justice Board (YJB) decision to decommission the last three girls' young offender institutions (YOI) in England has been welcomed by youth justice campaigners.

Government orders review of stop and search policy

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has ordered a rethink over the police's use of stop and search, in a bid to halt its disproportionate targeting of young black and Asian men.

National standards will improve children's hearing system, says chief

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

| CYP Now

The head of the new body overseeing Scotland's hearing system believes the introduction of more consistent training and practice standards for lay assessors will improve the service that vulnerable children and young people receive.

Justice system must ensure wellbeing of prisoners' children, say campaigners

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Monday, June 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's welfare should be considered at every stage of the criminal justice system when their parents are facing detention or imprisonment, a group of charities is urging.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Government ‘flouts promise on children's rights'

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Government is failing to deliver on a promise of checking how policies affect children's rights, a report has claimed.

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.

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

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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.

Young people wish for quicker family justice system

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The family justice system should work faster to stop children and young people from suffering "trauma and stress", according to a group of young people with family court system experience.

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to delay legislation to overhaul support for children with special educational needs (SEN), over concerns that the law could be changed before the proposed reforms have been properly tested.

Unicef calls on government to enshrine children's rights in UK law

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The UK must incorporate children's rights into domestic law or risk the development and wellbeing of young people, Unicef has claimed.

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Youth custody settings and police stations should contain cameras that record sound to prevent young offenders being subjected to violence, a report has claimed.

Judicial review to examine treatment of 17-year-olds in police custody

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A charity has won the right to a High Court judicial review of the way that 17-year-olds are treated in police custody.

Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The legal definition of domestic violence is to be widened to include teenagers, so that 16- and 17-year-olds can access support to escape abusive relationships, the government has announced.

Third of councils spend nothing on advocacy for children in care, warns charity

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

| CYP Now

Looked-after children are being let down by a lack of independent advocacy services, which means they miss out on the chance to air their views, a report by The Children's Society has warned.

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

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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.

Schools 'use more CCTV than local authorities'

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 100,000 CCTV cameras are being used in secondary schools across Britain - topping the number controlled by local authorities, a report from Big Brother Watch has claimed.

Fears over young offenders held in adult prisons

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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.

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Government rejects expansion of YJB's remit to young adults

Inquiry to examine police-youth relations

Detention of child refugees continues to rise

Child suicides fail to decline in 30 years

Feltham YOI gets 'worst in a decade' inspection reports

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

ADCS Conference: Minister finds extra cash for SEN support

Campaigners back closure of all-girl YOIs

Government orders review of stop and search policy

National standards will improve children's hearing system, says chief

Justice system must ensure wellbeing of prisoners' children, say campaigners

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Government ‘flouts promise on children's rights'

Government admits placing young offenders in adult jails

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

Young people wish for quicker family justice system

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Unicef calls on government to enshrine children's rights in UK law

Young people demand sound recording cameras in youth custody settings

Judicial review to examine treatment of 17-year-olds in police custody

Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

Third of councils spend nothing on advocacy for children in care, warns charity

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

Schools 'use more CCTV than local authorities'

Fears over young offenders held in adult prisons

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