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Uncertainty looms over children's lead role at ACPO as McPherson announces retirement

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has refused to confirm whether there will be a replacement lead for children and young people within the organisation after it emerged that Ian McPherson will retire in the new year.

Influx of youth remands after riots posed significant safeguarding challenges

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Monday, December 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Staff in the secure estate experienced an unprecedented influx of young people following the summer riots, which proved a significant challenge to safeguarding, the prison's inspectorate has reported.

Call to tackle police violence against young people

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Police officers should receive specific training on how to communicate and deal with children and young people, as part of efforts to tackle the use of violence against them, a children's rights organisation has said. ?

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Funding for social worker posts in young offender institutions (YOIs) has been agreed, ending two years of uncertainty over the positions, CYP Now can reveal.

Prison inspectors urge agencies to collaborate on offender resettlement efforts

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Resettlement help for young offenders leaving custody needs to be improved with outcomes for children being labelled as "disappointing", a report by the chief inspector of prisons has found.

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

News

Thursday, May 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Blackpool's youth offending service has been told to improve after inspectors judged key areas of work including reoffending and child protection to be "unsatisfactory".

Royal colleges publish healthcare standards for young people in custody

News

Monday, June 10, 2013

| CYP Now

A new set of UK-wide standards for the healthcare of children and young people in custody has been developed by a group of medical royal colleges.

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

| CYP Now

It will be harder for young people held in youth prisons to challenge their treatment and living conditions if planned changes to legal aid are pushed through, youth offending team (YOT) managers have warned.

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

| CYP Now

A young offender institution has been criticised by inspectors over high levels of violence and the use of segregation.

Struggling YOTs face tougher government intervention

News

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Failing youth offending teams (YOTs) will face intervention measures under plans announced by a government minister.

Ryan Clark verdict highlights youth custody failings

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

| CYP Now

A verdict of accidental death has been delivered in the case of a 17-year-old who took his own life following threats and bullying at a young offender institution.

Campaigners to continue fight against new antisocial behaviour legislation

News

Monday, March 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners have vowed to fight parts of the government's new antisocial behaviour laws after the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act received royal assent.

Inquest highlights YOI failings in death of 17-year-old

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Friday, April 4, 2014

| CYP Now

The death of a 17-year-old who was found hanging in his cell in a young offender institution was preventable, an inquest has concluded.

Peers query secure college plan

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Peers have questioned a government proposal to open an £80m secure college for young offenders, citing a lack of evidence to support the plan.

Ombudsman urges action on young offender suicides

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Prisons must do more to prevent suicides among vulnerable young people in custody, a government-appointed inspector has said.

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A young offender institution where more than 30 weapons were found during a single search has been blasted for high levels of violence.

New rules governing restraint in youth jails unveiled

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| CYP Now

New rules governing the use of restraint in youth custody will have a "big impact" on reducing the number of young people subjected to such interventions, the head of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) has predicted.

Extra days in youth jails rising despite falling custody levels

News

Sunday, July 22, 2012

| CYP Now

Extra days in custody are increasingly being handed out to young offenders as punishment for breaching the rules, it has emerged.

Spotlight on young offender transitions to adult secure estate

News

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Work to address "significant gaps" in information on young offenders moving from the youth estate to the young adult estate has got underway in four young adult institutions.

Child custody campaign ends after five years

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

A high-profile campaign to reduce numbers of children in custody is to conclude by the end of the year when its funding finishes, it has been confirmed.

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

News

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people given looked-after status on being remanded in custody will not have the same rights as those who are already looked after, a campaign group has claimed.

Government warned against using payment-by-results in youth justice

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been warned that payment-by-results in the youth justice system could have a negative impact on young offenders, after Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to extend use of the concept.

Commons committee votes to proceed with abolition of YJB

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Friday, September 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Hopes that the Youth Justice Board will avoid the axe have been dealt a blow after a group of MPs voted to proceed with its abolition.

Young people leave custody 'without NI numbers'

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Friday, September 23, 2011

| CYP Now

Children and young adults are leaving custody without being issued a National Insurance number, hampering their chances of successful resettlement, it has been claimed.

Teenager found dead at Essex YOI

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

| CYP Now

A teenager has been found dead at a young offender institution (YOI) in Essex, CYP Now has learned.

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Uncertainty looms over children's lead role at ACPO as McPherson announces retirement

Influx of youth remands after riots posed significant safeguarding challenges

Call to tackle police violence against young people

YJB resolves dispute over funding for social workers in YOIs

Prison inspectors urge agencies to collaborate on offender resettlement efforts

Inspectors criticise Blackpool youth offending service

Royal colleges publish healthcare standards for young people in custody

Legal aid changes could damage living conditions for young prisoners, YOTs warn

Inspectors find high levels of violence at youth jail

Struggling YOTs face tougher government intervention

Ryan Clark verdict highlights youth custody failings

Campaigners to continue fight against new antisocial behaviour legislation

Inquest highlights YOI failings in death of 17-year-old

Peers query secure college plan

Ombudsman urges action on young offender suicides

Weapons haul YOI branded violent by inspectors

New rules governing restraint in youth jails unveiled

Extra days in youth jails rising despite falling custody levels

Spotlight on young offender transitions to adult secure estate

Child custody campaign ends after five years

'Two-tier' care for children in custody criticised

Government warned against using payment-by-results in youth justice

Commons committee votes to proceed with abolition of YJB

Young people leave custody 'without NI numbers'

Teenager found dead at Essex YOI

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