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Youth justice must form part of wider social agenda, says Blunt

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

| CYP Now

Youth justice must sit as part of a wider social justice agenda linking with initiatives such as David Cameron's plan to tackle 120,000 problem families, youth justice minister Crispin Blunt has said.

Young offender institutions revealed as most violent prisons in England

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

| CYP Now

Three young offender institutions (YOI), including Feltham, have been revealed as the most violent prisons in England.

Oakhill secure training centre given 60 days to improve

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

| CYP Now

The private company running Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC) has been told to improve staff training and education.

Crown Prosecution Service drops Asbo condition relating to teenager's low-slung trousers

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

| CYP Now

An attempt to ban a teenager from wearing low-slung trousers via an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) has been dropped.

Sector fears hung parliament inaction could harm services

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Friday, May 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Organisations across the children's sector are today coming to terms with the implications of a hung parliament after the general election failed to give any single party a clear majority.

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

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Friday, September 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Former Barnardo's chief executive Sir Martin Narey is one of several high profile figures that have been signed up to provide advice to children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield, it has been announced.

MPs urge action on youth crime prevention

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Central government and the Youth Justice Board must encourage investment in local crime prevention schemes to avoid a rise in youth crime in England and Wales, MPs have warned.

Shift towards violent youth crime

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Monday, November 17, 2008

| CYP Now

The nature of youth crime could be shifting, the deputy mayor of London for policing has said.

Mentors to support 16- and 17-year-olds on community sentences

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Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Crime prevention charity Catch22 is supplying mentors to young offenders in six London boroughs in a bid to steer them away from crime.

More activities would prevent crime, say young prisoners

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Young prisoners in secure training centres believe more activities for young people would help stop youth crime, according to a report by the Children's Rights Director for England.

Multi-agency unit to tackle 'county lines' crime launches

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Friday, September 21, 2018

| CYP Now

A £3.6m unit to tackle "county lines" crime where gangs from urban areas exploit children to establish drug-dealing networks in rural areas has launched.

Government to launch £200m youth fund to tackle violent crime

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Projects that support vulnerable children will be given the opportunity to access a new £200m fund as part of efforts to tackle serious youth violence, Home Secretary Sajid Javid will announce today.

Knife crime epidemic 'top concern' for young people

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

| CYP Now

A ballot of more than one million young people has identified rising levels of knife crime as their "top concern" to be debated as part of the annual sitting of the UK Youth Parliament.

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Blackpool's youth offending service has been told to improve after inspectors judged key areas of work including reoffending and child protection to be "unsatisfactory".

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector.

Rowing and predictive analytics - the youth projects getting cash to tackle violence

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| CYP Now

The Home Office has announced funding worth £17.7m over two years to 29 projects working to divert children and young people away from violent crime in England and Wales.

Royal colleges publish healthcare standards for young people in custody

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Monday, June 10, 2013

| CYP Now

A new set of UK-wide standards for the healthcare of children and young people in custody has been developed by a group of medical royal colleges.

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

| CYP Now

It will be harder for young people held in youth prisons to challenge their treatment and living conditions if planned changes to legal aid are pushed through, youth offending team (YOT) managers have warned.

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Poor families will be hit hard by government plans to shave a further £4bn from the welfare bill in 2015/16, charities have warned.

One in 10 YOTs 'miss opportunities' to divert children from crime

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

| CYP Now

Some children may be unnecessarily ending up with a criminal record because not all youth offending teams (YOTs) are offering diversion schemes, research suggests.

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has been criticised by inspectors over high levels of violence and the use of segregation.

Young people to develop youth charter with government

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

| CYP Now

A youth charter aiming to strengthen and co-ordinate national policy is to be developed with young people, the minister for civil society has announced.

Data links youth service cuts to knife crime rise

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

| CYP Now

Knife crime has risen more in areas which have seen the largest cuts to spending on youth services, according to new research carried out by a cross-party group of MPs.

ADCS criticises Home Office plan to tackle serious violence

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Home Office proposals for tackling serious violence offer "nothing significantly transformative" for young people, the Association of Directors of Children's Services states in its written response to the government consultation.

Lessons aim to reduce knife crime over summer

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Thursday, June 6, 2019

| CYP Now

Anti-knife crime lessons are being delivered in schools before the start of the summer holidays, the Home Office has announced.

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Youth justice must form part of wider social agenda, says Blunt

Young offender institutions revealed as most violent prisons in England

Oakhill secure training centre given 60 days to improve

Crown Prosecution Service drops Asbo condition relating to teenager's low-slung trousers

Sector fears hung parliament inaction could harm services

Longfield recruits Narey as children's commissioner adviser

MPs urge action on youth crime prevention

Shift towards violent youth crime

Mentors to support 16- and 17-year-olds on community sentences

More activities would prevent crime, say young prisoners

Multi-agency unit to tackle 'county lines' crime launches

Government to launch £200m youth fund to tackle violent crime

Knife crime epidemic 'top concern' for young people

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

Rowing and predictive analytics - the youth projects getting cash to tackle violence

Royal colleges publish healthcare standards for young people in custody

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

Chancellor slices £4bn from welfare budget

One in 10 YOTs 'miss opportunities' to divert children from crime

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

Young people to develop youth charter with government

Data links youth service cuts to knife crime rise

ADCS criticises Home Office plan to tackle serious violence

Lessons aim to reduce knife crime over summer

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