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One in three young people in custody are in care system

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Friday, October 2, 2015

More than a third of under-18s in young offender institutions (YOI) are in the care system, it has emerged.

Independent trust's youth offending work deemed 'unsatisfactory'

News

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

The first independent trust to be established by government to take on failing children's services has been told to improve its youth offending services after inspectors judged several areas of its work "unsatisfactory".

Review set to reveal Gove plans

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

Youth justice experts say education of young offenders must not dominate the review of the system

My Life: Damian Czerwiak, 18, Bedfordshire

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Monday, September 28, 2015

About a year ago, I got into a lot of trouble with the police and came close to receiving an antisocial behaviour order for my behaviour in the community.

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Plans to make emergency in-year cuts of £13.5m to youth justice work have been blasted by children's services chiefs and youth justice managers.

Police leaders identify priorities

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Monday, September 14, 2015

A new strategy sets out four key areas that the police service must improve for children and young people.

Gove orders review of youth justice system

News

Friday, September 11, 2015

A former government adviser on school behaviour will head a review of the youth justice system, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced.

Police chiefs unveil strategy to treat under-18s as 'children first'

News

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Police officers dealing with under-18s should treat them as "children first" rather than potential criminals, the organisation representing police chiefs has said.

YJB proposes cuts to spending on youth custody staff

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Spending on staff in young offender institutions (YOIs) will be cut and efforts to make the restraint system safer will be shelved as part of Youth Justice Board (YJB) proposals to deal with emergency in-year cuts imposed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), it has emerged.

Bid to help YOTs make case for early intervention funding

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Youth offending teams (YOTs) are being encouraged to capitalise on a new tool aimed at supporting them to attract funding for early intervention work to steer young people away from crime.

YOTs face in-year cuts of £12m

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Youth offending teams (YOTs) will be forced to cut early intervention work and make staff redundant due to proposed emergency cuts of 14 per cent, it has been claimed.

Use of high-security ‘closed visits' in youth custody on the rise

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Friday, July 17, 2015

The number of times young people in custody are being made to undergo high-security "closed visits" behind glass are on the rise, government statistics have shown.

Review recommends ‘revision' of YOT funding levels

News

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Funding levels for youth offending teams (YOTs) should be ‘revised', a major government-commissioned review has concluded.

Injunctions tackle gang culture

Other

Monday, June 22, 2015

The government has issued updated guidance on gang injunctions that could see them used more widely.

Home Office: Gang injunctions 'last resort' for girls

News

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Court injunctions for young women involved with gangs should be used as a last resort due to their vulnerability, the Home Office has said.

Good Idea: Firefighter course instils discipline in young people

Other

Monday, June 8, 2015

A council programme run by the fire and rescue service aims to challenge the negative behaviour of young offenders and those with discipline issues.

Nacro to close Neet education centres

News

Friday, June 5, 2015

Crime reduction charity Nacro is closing five education centres for young people who are not in employment, education, or training (Neet) due to a £4m shortfall in income, CYP Now has learned.

Skills for the Job: Engaging young custody leavers

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Developing trusted relationships with professionals is key to helping a young person who has been in custody turn away from crime.

Managers brand youth offending team stocktake ‘a cover for cuts'

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Friday, May 22, 2015

Youth offending team (YOT) managers have criticised a "biased" government review of their work, claiming it is simply concerned with earmarking potential cuts.