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Inspectors slam South Yorkshire Police over safeguarding failures

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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The police force criticised last year over its handling of child sexual exploitation (CSE) allegations in Rotherham is not doing enough to improve its child protection procedures, a report has found.

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

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Friday, July 17, 2015

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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.

Inspectors deem police child protection 'inadequate' in a third of cases

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

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The protection and safeguarding of vulnerable children is not being given high enough priority by police due to a lack of awareness of the issue, a review of practice in eight police forces has concluded.

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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The chief inspectors of Ofsted and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) have launched a scathing attack on councils' failure to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Sexual offences against children rise by a third, finds NSPCC

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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Reports of sexual offences against children have risen dramatically, latest figures obtained from police forces across England and Wales show.

Custody use for youth knife crime more than doubles

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

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Young people convicted of a knife crime are twice as likely to receive a custodial sentence than they were seven years ago, latest figures have revealed.

LSCBs in crisis due to funding shortfall, report reveals

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Monday, June 15, 2015

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Local safeguarding children's boards (LSCB) are at "breaking point" because their health, criminal justice and education members are failing to provide enough funding or attend meetings, according to a damning report.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

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Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

Further fall in number of first-time young offenders

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

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The number of young people convicted for an offence for the first time is continuing to fall, latest Ministry of Justice figures have revealed.

Youth justice system 'fails vulnerable girls'

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

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Youth justice agencies are failing to give vulnerable girls the support they need because services are too geared towards helping boys, a newly formed pressure group has claimed.

Youth reoffending rates hit new high

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

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Numbers of young offenders who go on to commit further crimes have risen to the highest level in more than a decade.

Durham adopts training for professionals to spot CSE

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

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Durham has become the first area in the country to adopt a US training initiative to help police officers and other professionals to better identify child sexual exploitation (CSE).

MPs criticise Ofsted and DfE for 'Trojan Horse' failings

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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MPs have criticised Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) for their handling of the Trojan Horse scandal in Birmingham.

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

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Friday, March 13, 2015

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Probation, education and health inspectors have criticised poor-quality support for young offenders when released from custody.

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

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Police forces have been criticised for placing vulnerable children in cells as a substitute for appropriate welfare provision.

Children's services joint inspections to begin in the autumn

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Friday, February 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Targeted multi-agency inspections of local authority children's services are to be introduced later this year.

Gang prevention work needs to start in primary school, say MPs

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Friday, February 27, 2015

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Urgent action is needed in schools to warn pupils as young as seven of the dangers of gang involvement, according to a report by MPs.

Whitehall unit to reform child protection systems under a Labour government

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Monday, February 23, 2015

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Labour will create a cross-government child protection unit to "revolutionise" safeguarding systems and practice if the party is elected in May.

Inspectorate slams children's court custody procedures in Surrey and Sussex

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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The court custody system in Sussex and Surrey has been severely criticised by the prisons inspectorate for its treatment of child defendants.

May criticises councils over insufficient secure accommodation

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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Councils have been criticised by the government for their failure to accommodate young people who have been charged with an offence but denied bail.

MPs call for ban on cell use for children in mental health crisis

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Friday, February 6, 2015

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MPs are calling on health commissioners and ministers to take urgent action to halt the detention of young people in police cells under the Mental Health Act.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

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Friday, January 30, 2015

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The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

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Youth custody is becoming increasingly dangerous despite overall numbers being held dropping dramatically, official statistics show.

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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Failures to share information and work together are hindering attempts by police and children's social services to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE), the lead police officer on the issue has warned.

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Inspectors slam South Yorkshire Police over safeguarding failures

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

Inspectors deem police child protection 'inadequate' in a third of cases

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

Sexual offences against children rise by a third, finds NSPCC

Custody use for youth knife crime more than doubles

LSCBs in crisis due to funding shortfall, report reveals

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Further fall in number of first-time young offenders

Youth justice system 'fails vulnerable girls'

Youth reoffending rates hit new high

Durham adopts training for professionals to spot CSE

MPs criticise Ofsted and DfE for 'Trojan Horse' failings

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

Inspectorate censures police for holding vulnerable children in cells

Children's services joint inspections to begin in the autumn

Gang prevention work needs to start in primary school, say MPs

Whitehall unit to reform child protection systems under a Labour government

Inspectorate slams children's court custody procedures in Surrey and Sussex

May criticises councils over insufficient secure accommodation

MPs call for ban on cell use for children in mental health crisis

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Self-harm, restraint and assaults in youth custody hit five-year high

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

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