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Reduction in YOT requirements gets green light

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  • Friday, December 2, 2011
  • | CYP Now
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.

YJB 'could win reprieve'

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  • Monday, September 12, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The government is considering a dramatic U-turn on plans to abolish the Youth Justice Board (YJB) as a result of last month's riots, CYP Now understands.

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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  • Thursday, August 18, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The Ministry of Justice has refused to confirm fears that youth jails have reached capacity or outline its contingency plans to deal with the situation amid concerns that children's lives are being put in danger through overcrowding.

Cameron warns young rioters face punishment

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  • Tuesday, August 9, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a warning to those involved in riots since Sunday stating that if they are "old enough to commit these crimes, they are old enough to face the punishment".

Quarter of a million children arrested each year

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  • Wednesday, May 11, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The Howard League for Penal Reform has called for restorative justice to replace "needless" arrests after obtaining figures that reveal a quarter of a million children are arrested each year.