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Self-harm in youth custody on the rise

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Friday, January 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are increasingly likely to harm themselves, latest figures show.

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Inspections of local authority youth offending teams (YOTs) will be suspended for a period as part of efforts to help them cope with £9m of in-year cuts that have been rubber-stamped by the Youth Justice Board.

One in three young people in custody are in care system

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a third of under-18s in young offender institutions (YOI) are in the care system, it has emerged.

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

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| CYP Now

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

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board is calling on youth offending teams (YOTs) to revise the way they work with female offenders.

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,100 children under the age of criminal responsibility have been stopped and searched by police in the space of five years, it has emerged.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Young offender institutions (YOI) for 18- to 20-year-olds would be scrapped and young people sent to adult jails instead, under controversial plans being considered by government.

Home Office under fire for 'short-sighted' custody plans

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Campaigners have criticised the Home Office after it emerged that 17-year-olds will not receive the same rights as other children held in police custody despite a High Court ruling.

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

NSPCC warning over FGM teacher training gaps, predictions of a nine per cent rise in child poverty, and police arrest fewer girls, all in the news today.

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and young people who commit sexual offences are being failed by a lack of timely interventions and appropriate support, a report has warned.

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

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Friday, February 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time has dropped by 20 per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people who have died in custody in recent years haven been let down by "systemic failures", a study has found.

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.

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| CYP Now

Sexually exploited girls commit crime in order to escape the men who exploit them, but often end up being punished by the authorities rather than helped, a report has found.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| CYP Now

Prison campaigners have called for a ban on under 14s being detained in police cells overnight, labelling the practice "dangerous and frightening".

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Basic improvements to the way children are dealt with in care could lead to significant reductions in offending by looked-after children, a report has suggested.

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.

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Self-harm in youth custody on the rise

Youth offending team inspections suspended as YJB confirms £9m cuts

One in three young people in custody are in care system

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

YJB moves to improve services for girls who offend

More than 1,000 under-10s searched by police

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Government unveils plans to send young people to adult jails

Home Office under fire for 'short-sighted' custody plans

Daily roundup: Female genital mutilation, child poverty and arrests of girls

Services fail young sex offenders, warn inspectors

Number of first-time young offenders falls by a fifth

Death in custody report highlights 'systemic failures'

Child custody campaign ends after five years

Exploited girls commit crime to escape abusers, report reveals

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Campaigners call on police to end overnight detention of young people

Small changes make big difference in cutting offending by looked-after children, study suggests

Fears for children's safety as youth jails near capacity

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