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Legal Update: Children's overnight stays in cells

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  • Tuesday, February 4, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Thousands of children spend a night in police detention before appearing in court. Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the law on detention.

Legal Update: Legal aid cuts penalise children

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  • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Government proposals to cut civil and criminal legal aid threaten children and young people's access to justice, says Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Rehabilitation in the community

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  • Tuesday, August 20, 2013
    • | CYP Now
A pioneering cafe in Kent is bringing together professionals from health, youth services, prisons, education and business to help young offenders re-integrate into the local community. Jo Stephenson sees it in action.

Legal Update: Treatment of trafficking victims

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  • Tuesday, August 6, 2013
    • | CYP Now
A recent case makes important rulings about the treatment of child trafficking victims in criminal cases, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager, at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Roundup of this week's other youth justice news

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  • Thursday, July 11, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Grayling launches review of privileges for young offenders; police stop and search practices criticised; and revised standards for appropriate adult schemes published, all in this week's youth justice news.

Legal Update: The age of criminal responsibility

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  • Tuesday, June 25, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The age of criminal responsibility of 10 years old in England and Wales has drawn criticism from MPs and the UN, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Cuts will deny access to justice

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  • Tuesday, June 11, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The government is consulting on dramatic changes that will determine children and young people's access to justice, says Anita Hurrell of the Migrant Children's Project at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Rights of 17-year-olds in custody

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  • Monday, May 13, 2013
    • | CYP Now
A recent case has ruled that 17-year-olds be treated as children when arrested and held in police custody, says Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Legal Update: Antisocial behaviour law reforms

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  • Tuesday, March 5, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The Antisocial Behaviour Bill 2012 proposes extensive changes, including to the use of injunctions on children. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the proposals

Legal Update: The Children and Families Bill

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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The Children and Families Bill includes a number of proposed reforms to existing legislation. Christopher Sykes, legal officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the principal changes

‘Back to the old ways' for jobless young offenders

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  • Tuesday, January 22, 2013
    • | CYP Now
Just under a decade ago, I visited a young offender institution with the first Children's Commissioner for Wales, the late Peter Clarke. Peter had never been to such a place and I recall how he was quite affected by many of its characteristics.

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