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Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan and Dudley DCS John Freeman are among more than 100 people honoured for their work with children and young people this new year.

London mayor's office reveals details of Project Oracle evaluation programme

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The mayor of London's office has unveiled further details about its evaluation programme to measure the impact of youth projects in the capital.

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for social worker posts in young offender institutions (YOIs) has been agreed, ending two years of uncertainty over the positions, CYP Now can reveal.

Electronic tag fitted to 11-year-old

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's rights campaigners have condemned a court's decision to fit an 11-year-old boy with an electronic tag.

Government 'must legislate to reduce youth custody'

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Friday, June 3, 2011

| CYP Now

Primary legislation is needed to meet the government's aim of reducing levels of youth custody, it has been claimed.

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

Magistrates have added their voice to fears that measures in the Children and Social Work Bill to allow councils to opt out of children's legislation will undermine the rights of vulnerable young people.

Think tank says 50,000 young people in violent gangs

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Monday, February 9, 2009

| CYP Now

Up to 50,000 young people in the UK are members of violent gangs, according to a report from the think tank set up by former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith.

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

More children than previously thought died under youth offending team supervision in the community last year, it has emerged.

Prison inspectors urge agencies to collaborate on offender resettlement efforts

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Resettlement help for young offenders leaving custody needs to be improved with outcomes for children being labelled as "disappointing", a report by the chief inspector of prisons has found.

Scottish youth justice framework published

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

| CYP Now

The Scottish government has published a Youth Justice Framework to help tackle youth crime.

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should explore methods for sharing profits from early intervention work to encourage agencies to finance it, the first report of a new taskforce has said.

Justice Secretary promises 'rehabilitation revolution' as part of reforms to justice system

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has pledged to bring forward a "rehabilitation revolution" and move away from shorter sentences.

Costs threaten introduction of comprehensive assessment tool for young offenders

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Friday, November 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Plans to introduce a new assessment tool for young offenders that could begin to address an over-representation of black and ethnic minority children in the justice system could be compromised by cost, CYP Now understands.

Call for review of indeterminate sentences for children

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

| CYP Now

A call has been made for indeterminate sentences to be reviewed on the back of a report highlighting concerns about the impact on offenders and their families.

Equality duty scrapped

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

| CYP Now

The duty for all public bodies to focus spending and target services on poorer areas, due to be implemented under the 2010 Equalities Act, has been scrapped, Home Secretary and equalities minister Theresa May has announced.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

| CYP Now

A group of looked-after children who produced a film about domestic abuse and a national campaign to change perceptions of young people with facial disfigurements were among the winners of this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

Prisons ombudsman highlights systemic failings in case of boy's suicide

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Friday, December 3, 2010

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board was wrong to place a vulnerable child, who killed himself in custody three years ago, in a young offender institution (YOI) rather than a secure training centre (STC) or secure children's home, a report has found.

Number of young offenders detained far from home falls

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Numbers of young offenders held in custody more than 50 miles from their home are in decline, CYP Now has learned.

Balls calls for better service integration

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Friday, October 24, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's services must work more closely together to be successful in helping young people, the children's secretary has said.

Mayor of London launches youth crime plan

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Monday, November 3, 2008

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London has called for a radical approach to the rehabilitation of first-time young offenders at the launch of his youth action plan consultation paper.

Government considers laws to stem use of dogs by gangs

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

| CYP Now

An increase in the use of dogs as weapons by young gang members has prompted the government to consider tough new dangerous dog laws.

Young people voice gang crime fears

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

| CYP Now

More than a third of young people who responded to an online survey are worried about gang violence in their area.

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YJB convention: Home Office funds projects to tackle youth extremism

Young people in secure settings asked about crime and safety

Home Office to take 'immediate' action on DNA database

Children's services directors honoured in new year list

London mayor's office reveals details of Project Oracle evaluation programme

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

Electronic tag fitted to 11-year-old

Government 'must legislate to reduce youth custody'

Magistrates issue 'exemption clause' warning

Think tank says 50,000 young people in violent gangs

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

Prison inspectors urge agencies to collaborate on offender resettlement efforts

Scottish youth justice framework published

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

Justice Secretary promises 'rehabilitation revolution' as part of reforms to justice system

Costs threaten introduction of comprehensive assessment tool for young offenders

Call for review of indeterminate sentences for children

Equality duty scrapped

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

Prisons ombudsman highlights systemic failings in case of boy's suicide

Number of young offenders detained far from home falls

Balls calls for better service integration

Mayor of London launches youth crime plan

Government considers laws to stem use of dogs by gangs

Young people voice gang crime fears

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