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Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Call to keep teenage girls out of custody

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Teenage girls are committing less crime, with a big fall in violent offences, but are ending up in custody over "minor misdemeanours" a parliamentary inquiry has found.

YJB faces further budget cuts

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is facing a 10 per cent cut to funding after it emerged the organisation will receive 365m from central government for the coming financial year.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Campaigners urge Labour to make age of criminal responsibility central to justice policy

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Raising the age of criminal responsibility and focusing more on early intervention at a local level should form the basis of Labour's new criminal justice policy, according to a campaign group.

Influx of youth remands after riots posed significant safeguarding challenges

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Staff in the secure estate experienced an unprecedented influx of young people following the summer riots, which proved a significant challenge to safeguarding, the prison's inspectorate has reported.

Safeguarding measures for children in custody found lacking

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

More must be done to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in police custody, a joint inspection report has found.

Clarke warns of rise in youth crime as young people struggle to find work

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has revealed more prison places could be required to deal with a possible increase in robberies and burglaries as a result of rising unemployment among 16- to 24-year-olds.

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

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Monday, December 12, 2011

Prison campaigners have called for a ban on under 14s being detained in police cells overnight, labelling the practice "dangerous and frightening".

YJB urged to boost evidence base for programmes with young offenders

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Youth offending teams (YOT) and secure estate providers have asked the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to support improvements in the way interventions with young people are measured.

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Plans to reduce requirements on youth offending teams (YOTs) across England and Wales are to go ahead despite four pilot projects for the initiative being shelved, CYP Now has learned.

Plans for specialist YOI units 'nonsensical', claims Howard League

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

A prison reform group has hit out at proposals to develop small, specialist units in young offender institutions (YOIs), labelling the idea "nonsensical".

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Research carried out by a youth offending team (YOT) in London has revealed the benefits of speech and language therapy for young offenders.

MPs set out conditions for transfer of youth justice responsibilities

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

A report by the justice select committee on the proposed abolition of the Youth Justice Board has called for certain conditions to be followed if functions are taken over by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

Youth reoffending on the rise

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Youth reoffending rates have risen in seven out of 10 local authorities, latest government statistics have shown, bucking a downward trend in recent years.

Magistrates voice opposition to knife-sentencing proposals

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Controversial last-minute changes to government sentencing plans will result in as many as 400 additional children each year being jailed.

Councillors called on to visit young people in secure settings

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The children's commissioner for England has sent out a plea to local authority leaders to visit children and young people imprisoned as a result of rioting and looting this summer.