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Report criticises progress on youth custody restraint

News

Monday, June 20, 2016

Too little progress is being made to reduce the use of restraint in youth custody, it has been claimed.

Use of force incidents treble at young offender institution

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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

The number of times staff at a young offender institution (YOI) have used force against children has risen three-fold, according to an inspection report.

Study identifies what works best in cutting youth reoffending

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Why building strong relationships between youth offending team staff and young offenders is critical in preventing young people from committing further crimes.

Government minister appointed to lead Youth Justice Board

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Monday, June 6, 2016

Government minister Lord McNally has been appointed as the new chair of the Youth Justice Board, it has been announced.

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

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Monday, June 6, 2016

Government has rejected calls by leading children's charities for the age of criminal responsibility to be increased.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

Councils have missed a first year target for numbers of families they worked with in the first year of the government's high profile troubled families initiative, it has emerged.

Bid to increase age of criminal responsibility dismissed by government

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

Calls by leading children's charities for the age of criminal responsibility to be increased have been rejected by government.

Riots response has made gangs more violent

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Monday, June 6, 2016

Moves to arrest hundreds of gang members in the wake of last year's riots has led to an increase in violence, chaos and anarchy because younger inexperienced members are filling the leadership vacuum, a think-tank says.

Fresh abuse allegations at G4S youth custody unit

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

New allegations of abuse relating to Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Kent have emerged.

Youth custody level drops below 900

News

Friday, April 8, 2016

The number of under-18s in custody has fallen to a record low, dropping below the 900 mark for the first time.

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

YJB moves to tackle minority ethnic over-representation in youth justice system

News

Friday, April 1, 2016

Youth justice chiefs are bidding to attract more people from black and ethnic minority communities to work within the system as part of efforts to tackle disproportionality.

Children in residential care 'excessively criminalised'

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Children in residential care are being criminalised at excessively high rates compared with other boys and girls, a campaign group has claimed.

Gove pledges action on youth custody safety

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Friday, March 18, 2016

Action will be taken to tackle gang problems and improve safety in youth jails, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has told MPs.

Police and crime commissioner to take over youth offending service

News

Friday, March 18, 2016

Plans to transfer one of the country's largest youth offending services to a police and crime commissioner have been rubber-stamped, it has been announced.

Youth offending teams face fresh funding cuts

News

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Youth offending teams (YOTs) are facing fresh cuts to their funding after the National Probation Service (NPS) informed services of how much they can expect to receive in 2016/17.

Violence and bullying on rise at young offender institution

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

High levels of violence and bullying have been uncovered by inspectors at a young offender institution.

How young offenders make better choices thanks to life coaches

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Project helps young people in custody make a fresh start.

YJB chief: Future of quango in doubt

News

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The future of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) is in doubt, with the quango unlikely to continue in its present form once a government review of the youth justice system is completed, the organisation's chief executive has said.