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Gang prevention work needs to start in primary school, say MPs

Friday, February 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Urgent action is needed in schools to warn pupils as young as seven of the dangers of gang involvement, according to a report by MPs.

Trafford YOS maintains high standards

News

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Trafford Youth Offending Service (YOS) has been praised by inspectors for its work to protect the public and reduce reoffending.

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

News

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| CYP Now

An award-winning service that places specialist youth workers in hospital emergency departments in an effort to tackle gang violence is to be expanded across London.

Fears over release force some young people back to custody

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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.

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

News

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.

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.

YJB considers police presence at troubled Feltham YOI

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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.

Government to push ahead with use of force to maintain secure college discipline

News

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has said it will pursue the use of force to maintain good order and discipline in secure colleges, even though it would breach European law.

Call for youth workers to tackle gang mental health problems

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth workers should receive basic mental health training as part of a shake-up of services in order to support young people in gangs, MPs have been told.

Legal Update: In a nutshell - Launch of new protocol on handling stalking

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The Crown Prosecution Service and police have introduced a new protocol on the appropriate handling of stalking offences.

Labour Party Conference: Shadow justice secretary backs support for children of prisoners

News

Monday, September 22, 2014

| CYP Now

A Labour government will work to ascertain how many children have a parent in prison, shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan has pledged.

Inspectors slam 'unsafe' Glen Parva YOI

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Glen Parva young offender institution (YOI) has been slammed by inspectors for operating an "unsafe" and "ineffective" model of custody where violence and intimidation of young people is rife.

Barnardo's calls for better education on the dangers of 'sexting'

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Barnardo's has urged police forces not to take a "heavy-handed" approach to dealing with young people found to have sent explicit images of themselves to friends.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.