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Inspectors slam 'unsafe' Glen Parva YOI

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Glen Parva young offender institution (YOI) has been slammed by inspectors for operating an "unsafe" and "ineffective" model of custody where violence and intimidation of young people is rife.

Benefit policies ‘push asylum-seeking children into poverty'

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

| CYP Now

A government funding freeze on support for asylum-seeking children in the UK has been heavily criticised in a report by The Children's Society.

Children to be given greater voice in care proceedings

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

| CYP Now

More will be done to ensure children over the age of 10 who are involved in care proceedings or custody cases have their views heard in court, the government has announced.

Barnardo's calls for better education on the dangers of 'sexting'

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Barnardo's has urged police forces not to take a "heavy-handed" approach to dealing with young people found to have sent explicit images of themselves to friends.

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Social workers are scaling back their use of residential parenting assessments due to Children and Families Act changes to the length of care proceedings, latest government research has found.

Charity launches campaign to 'redesign' children's services

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A children's charity has launched an ambitious campaign to devise an alternative model of delivering children's services that would ensure a wider pool of vulnerable young people get access to support.

Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are carrying out "unscrupulous and illegal" practices to restrict the support they provide to vulnerable children in need of social care and mental health services, a think-tank has claimed.

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Plans for over-16s to face mandatory custodial sentences if they are convicted of a knife offence for a second time have been backed by MPs.

Secure college to hold girls alongside boys

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Girls will be held alongside older boys in a proposed £80m secure college for young offenders despite strong objections from campaigners.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

School absence rates show significant fall

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

The government is claiming victory for its tough love approach to tackling truancy, after latest figures show a drop in the overall and persistent absentee rates of pupils.

YJB to investigate safer restraint techniques

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Friday, May 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is carrying out two reviews into ways of making physical restraint in young offender settings safer and pain free.

Custody spending to be slashed by Youth Justice Board

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is to slash funding for youth custody by £56m this year but has pledged to protect community and youth offending team (YOT) budgets.

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are being urged to prioritise drug abuse support for young people from the age of 10, in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 8,000 people have signed a petition condemning government plans to outsource child protection services.

Regional network to help boost adoption numbers

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

A network of regional adoption leadership boards is being created to assist national efforts to improve recruitment in the sector.

Custody threshold must be raised after small fall in child detention, say campaigners

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth custody figures are unlikely to come down further until the government legislates to raise the threshold for imprisonment, according to prison reform campaigners.

Call for more continuity in youth court system

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Young offenders should be assigned a magistrate who monitors their rehabilitation and deals with any subsequent offences, a criminal justice expert has said.

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A pilot to provide independent advocates to child trafficking victims will take place in 23 councils from September, two months after it was originally planned to go live.

Most councils report fall in care applications

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The majority of English councils have recorded an annual drop in the number of children in care applications, according to figures released by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).

School admissions guidance clarifies councils' duties on summer-born children

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has updated guidance on school admissions for summer-born children to ensure parents have a greater say on when their child enters reception class.

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

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Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of people believe they would not be accepted as foster carers, with gay, lesbian, retired, young adults and single people among the most pessimistic about their chances, according to a survey.

Social workers' leader criticises Troubled Families programme

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has hit out at the government's Troubled Families programme for failing to deliver "sustained change" for participants.

Under-5s to be targeted as part of early intervention crime scheme

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Police in the West Midlands will work with vulnerable children aged five and under as part of an initiative being launched in conjunction with the Early Intervention Foundation.

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

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Friday, May 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities should be banned from using bed and breakfasts to house young care leavers, while post-care accommodation should be regulated by Ofsted, MPs have been told.

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Inspectors slam 'unsafe' Glen Parva YOI

Benefit policies ‘push asylum-seeking children into poverty'

Children to be given greater voice in care proceedings

Barnardo's calls for better education on the dangers of 'sexting'

Faster court process cuts residential parenting assessments

Charity launches campaign to 'redesign' children's services

Think-tank highlights 'staggering' failings in support for vulnerable children

MPs back mandatory sentences for knife possession

Secure college to hold girls alongside boys

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

School absence rates show significant fall

YJB to investigate safer restraint techniques

Custody spending to be slashed by Youth Justice Board

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

Opposition to outsourcing of child protection gathers pace

Regional network to help boost adoption numbers

Custody threshold must be raised after small fall in child detention, say campaigners

Call for more continuity in youth court system

Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots

Most councils report fall in care applications

School admissions guidance clarifies councils' duties on summer-born children

Campaign aims to challenge misconceptions over who can foster

Social workers' leader criticises Troubled Families programme

Under-5s to be targeted as part of early intervention crime scheme

Campaigners call for end to B&B use for care leavers

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