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Sector backs Longfield’s call for ‘Sure Start for teenagers’

Monday, November 7, 2022

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Sector leaders have backed calls by former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield to create 1,000 community hubs dubbed ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ to support those more at risk from criminal exploitation.

Children charged with criminal offences waiting 217 days for case outcomes

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

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Children charged with criminal offences are waiting, on average, 217 days for the outcome of their case, more than double waiting times seen a decade ago.

Call to roll out Covid style small family ‘bubbles’ across youth custody

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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The Youth Custody Service (YCS) is being urged to consider reorganising young offenders in custody into “small family groups” after a study found they benefitted children when used during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus: Campaigners call for end to child arrests amid pandemic

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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Children’s rights campaigners have called on the government to limit the number of children arrested and suspend overnight detention in police custody for young people during the coronavirus pandemic.

Youth Endowment Fund launches 10-year strategy to tackle youth violence

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

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A charitable trust is to invest £200m over the next decade in projects that tackle youth violence.

'Stark digital divide' hampers young offenders' education and support

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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Many young offenders in the community are missing out on education and support due to a “stark digital divide” amid the Covid-19 pandemic, inspectors have warned.

Children’s rights ‘worryingly low’ on political agenda, charities warn

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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Children’s rights remain “worryingly low” on the political agenda in England, a coalition of charities supporting vulnerable young people have warned.

Urgent improvement notice issued over isolation of children at Rainsbrook STC

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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Urgent action must be taken to stop the unacceptable treatment of vulnerable children in a “bleak regime” at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre (STC), inspectors have said.

Education of children in custody failing to improve post pandemic, inspectors find

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

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Young people in custody are continuing to receive “inadequate education” even after lessons were disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by inspectors has warning.

Bill launches to ensure all crimes by young people dealt with by youth court

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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A bill has been launched in parliament to ensure young people who commit crimes before they turn 18 are always dealt with in the youth court and receive a youth sentence.

Full YOI inspections resume

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Friday, May 21, 2021

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HM Inspectorate of Prisons has resumed full inspections of young offender institutes following a 14-month suspension, the chief inspector of prisons has said.

Children in STCs can be kept in cells for 22-hours-a-day under new measures

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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The government has passed emergency legislation allowing children in secure training centres (STCs) to be locked in cells for up to 22-and-a-half hours a day.

Youth Endowment Fund announces 130 organisations granted share of £6.5m

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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More than 100 organisations helping to prevent children becoming involved in violent crime have been granted a share of £6.5m by the Youth Endowment Fund.

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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Sector leaders have expressed “disappointment” over a lack of investment to support the most vulnerable children and young people following the announcement of Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review.

Young offenders eligible for temporary release to ease spread of Covid-19

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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As many as 40 young offenders may be granted temporary release from young offender institutions and secure training centres due to the coronavirus pandemic.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

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Friday, November 25, 2022

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The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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The former director of children’s services (DCS) at Hertfordshire County Council has been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list.

HMI Prisons launches Covid-19 inspection guidelines for YOIs

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

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New guidance has been released on routine inspections of young offender institutions (YOIs) as part of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Children moved from Rainsbrook STC amid safety concerns

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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All children have been removed from the privately run Rainsbrook secure training centre (STC) over “serious ongoing concerns about safety and performance”, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced.

Young prisoners 'spending 22 hours a day in cells' due to pandemic, charities warn

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Friday, June 26, 2020

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Young adults and children in custody are facing up to 22 hours a day in cells and missing out on education during the Covid-19 pandemic, justice charities have warned.

Coronavirus daily update: Wednesday 15 July

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

| CYP Now

Young people in the secure estate will now be able to receive visits as restrictions imposed at the start of the coronavirus lockdown are lifted.

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 24 July

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Friday, July 24, 2020

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London Early Years Foundation has called on the government to extend its free school meals voucher scheme to nursery-age children during the summer holidays, saying it would be "morally wrong and negligent" to exclude the sector.

Emergency legislation relaxes councils' statutory duties to vulnerable children

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

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The government has introduced emergency legislation to relax local authorities' statutory duties to vulnerable children in England until at least September.

Coronavirus restrictions in youth jails ‘impacting children’s wellbeing’

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Monday, February 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in the youth secure estate are having a detrimental impact on the health and wellbeing of young people, a report by the chief inspector of prisons has warned.

Children exploited by gangs in lockdown 'most at risk of exclusion’ in September

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Friday, August 28, 2020

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Fears of a spike in exclusions as schools reopen could “disproportionately impact” children exploited by county lines drugs gangs during lockdown, a children’s legal charity has warned.

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Sector backs Longfield’s call for ‘Sure Start for teenagers’

Children charged with criminal offences waiting 217 days for case outcomes

Call to roll out Covid style small family ‘bubbles’ across youth custody

Coronavirus: Campaigners call for end to child arrests amid pandemic

Youth Endowment Fund launches 10-year strategy to tackle youth violence

'Stark digital divide' hampers young offenders' education and support

Children’s rights ‘worryingly low’ on political agenda, charities warn

Urgent improvement notice issued over isolation of children at Rainsbrook STC

Education of children in custody failing to improve post pandemic, inspectors find

Bill launches to ensure all crimes by young people dealt with by youth court

Full YOI inspections resume

Children in STCs can be kept in cells for 22-hours-a-day under new measures

Youth Endowment Fund announces 130 organisations granted share of £6.5m

Sector ‘disappointed’ over Spending Review’s failure to do more for disadvantaged children

Young offenders eligible for temporary release to ease spread of Covid-19

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

HMI Prisons launches Covid-19 inspection guidelines for YOIs

Children moved from Rainsbrook STC amid safety concerns

Young prisoners 'spending 22 hours a day in cells' due to pandemic, charities warn

Coronavirus daily update: Wednesday 15 July

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 24 July

Emergency legislation relaxes councils' statutory duties to vulnerable children

Coronavirus restrictions in youth jails ‘impacting children’s wellbeing’

Children exploited by gangs in lockdown 'most at risk of exclusion’ in September

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