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Chief inspector names YOI 'best in England and Wales'

Friday, March 6, 2020

Parc young offender institution (YOI) has been described as “easily the best performing in England and Wales”, by the chief inspector of prisons.

Moving children away from gangs fails to protect them, say experts

News

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Moving teenage victims of criminal exploitation away from their local area is not an effective way of protecting them from gangs, according to expert analysis.

Medway secure school launch in doubt, warn YOT managers

News

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The launch of the UK’s first “secure school” has been thrown into doubt over regulatory and financial problems, according to the Association of Youth Offending Team (YOT) Managers.

Feltham becomes first YOI under new prison improvement plan

News

Friday, February 28, 2020

A troubled young offender institution (YOI) has been singled out to receive intensive support as part of a new government prison improvement programme.

Sharp drop in criminalisation of young people in children's homes

News

Thursday, February 27, 2020

The criminalisation of looked-after children living in children’s homes has dropped by almost 40 per cent since 2014, according to new figures.

Council in High Court after looked-after child spent night in police cell

News

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Legal action has been launched against a London council in the High Court over claims a child was kept in police custody for two nights due to a lack of suitable accommodation.

NHS specialists and secure setting staff create therapeutic environment to address complex issues

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Secure Stairs has been delivering practical solutions to support children and young people in secure settings as part of a wider government strategy to address their complex psychological needs.

Fall in YOI staff linked to restraint increase

Analysis

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick calls for workforce improvements to tackle rising restraint use in the secure estate.

Sharp rise in use of force and restraint at Cookham Wood YOI

News

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

The use of force at Cookham Wood Young Offenders Institution (YOI) is “very high” with more than half of these incidents involving the use of restraint techniques, an independent inspection has found.

Drop in young people on London gang violence database

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

The proportion of young people recognised by the Metropolitan Police’s gang violence matrix is at its lowest since the database was set up, the Mayor of London has said.

Youth workers could be deployed in police stations 'to tackle disproportionality'

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Placing youth workers in police stations and changing the way legal advice is provided are among ideas being considered by the government as part of efforts to tackle disproportionality within the youth justice system, it has emerged.

Prioritise youth services to tackle knife crime, government told

News

Friday, February 14, 2020

Government cuts to “life-saving” youth services, social care and education budgets is a “fundamental cause” of violent crime among young people, a report by the youth select committee says.

Four in 10 children in custody victimised by staff

News

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

More than four in 10 young people in custody say they have suffered victimisation by staff, including sexual assaults, physical abuse and threats, according to a survey by the prisons inspectorate.

Ofsted chief: More lessons must be learnt from CSE investigations

News

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Lessons learnt from investigations in child sexual exploitation (CSE) should have had a greater impact on agencies dealing with familial child sexual abuse, Ofsted’s director of social care has said.

Dorset PCC blames cuts to youth services for spike in youth crime

News

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Cuts to youth services in Dorset has led to an increase in youth crime, the county’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said.

Campaigners urge government action on disclosure of youth cautions

News

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Human rights campaigners have called on the government to act on a Supreme Court ruling made a year ago over the disclosure of youth cautions.

Restraint and self-harm in youth custody at five-year high

News

Friday, January 31, 2020

The number of interventions involving physical restraint and incidents of self-harm in youth custody hit a five-year high in 2019, latest government figures show.

What does Brexit mean for children and young people?

News

Friday, January 31, 2020

The UK is officially leaving the European Union at 11pm on January 31 after Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill was passed by parliament.

MultifunC, Scandinavia: International Focus

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

MultifunC has had impressive results in Denmark, Sweden and Norway over the past 20 years, with elements of the approach reflected in the soon-to-be-established secure schools in England.

‘It’s a no-win scenario, either the police or a gang will get you’ Young People and Organised Crime – Vulnerable or Criminal?

Research

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Much of recent media coverage concerning young people has been on issues related to violence and crime, with knife-crime, child sexual exploitation and county lines especially high on the agenda.

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