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Age of criminal responsibility

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales remains one of the lowest in the world after it is raised in Scotland from eight to 12.

Gove set on major youth justice reform

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth justice leaders outline the changes Justice Secretary Michael Gove is considering for the future.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New guidance on gang injunctions

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The Home Office recently published statutory guidance on injunctions to prevent gang-related violence and drug dealing.

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Skills for the Job: Engaging young custody leavers

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Developing trusted relationships with professionals is key to helping a young person who has been in custody turn away from crime.

Gove faces test on rights plan

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Plans for a 320-place secure college and changes to human rights legislation top the justice agenda.

Legal Update: In a nutshell - Launch of new protocol on handling stalking

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

The Crown Prosecution Service and police have introduced a new protocol on the appropriate handling of stalking offences.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.

'Jail for a day' might just work to deter youth crime

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Howard Willaimson says very short custodial sentences could potentially reduce reoffending.

Daily roundup: Early years, adoption support and foster care

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

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Birmingham Council delays childcare business charter plans; post-adoption support tops Martin Narey's priority list; and "Staying Put" duty comes in, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Legal O&A

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Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Q: What is a child arrangements order?

Listening to children in court must get beyond lip service

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Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson on children having their say in court.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Protocol allows direct child rightscomplaints

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Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

A new treaty allows children and their representatives to make complaints to an international body about violations of their rights.

Legal Update: Court anonymity for young people

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Monday, April 28, 2014

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Kirsten Anderson, legal research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre discusses a ruling that children previously involved in court proceedings can be named in the media after they turn 18.

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

New sanctions introduced for long-term unemployed; schoolchildren still wearing nappies study finds; and children to give evidence away from court through pilot study, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Hampshire children's services receive "good" Ofsted judgment; Salford DCS to become Solihull chief executive; and Bristol gets new child protection service, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

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Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Gove highlights FGM risk in letter to school head teachers; Coventry councillors work together to improve children's services; and Nottinghamshire councils develop plan to cut child injuries, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Homelessness, legal system, and children's services

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Housing benefits freeze sees young people stuck in hostels; Cafcass completes government department move; and social enterprise takes over Richmond and Kingston children's services, all in the news today.

Children and Families Act 2014

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Act 2014 has wide-ranging implications for children's services, from the creation of childminder agencies to better support for young people in care.

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Campaigners and charities call for review of child deaths in custody; consultation launched on school support for children with medical conditions; and Contact a Family appoints new head, all in the news today.

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.

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Labour pushes for ban on smoking in cars carrying children; Gove gives Wilshaw vote of confidence over think tank reports; and children with mental health problems still detained in police cells, all in the news today.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposals to reform the Office of the Children's Commissioner aim to strengthen children's rights in line with international standards.

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.

Daily roundup: alcohol misuse, child deaths, young offenders

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Monday, September 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Hospital admissions data reveals numbers of children abusing alcohol; research findings show higher death rates for children born to mothers aged under 30; and young offenders to pay for prison property damage, all in the news today.

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Age of criminal responsibility

Gove set on major youth justice reform

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New guidance on gang injunctions

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Skills for the Job: Engaging young custody leavers

Gove faces test on rights plan

Legal Update: In a nutshell - Launch of new protocol on handling stalking

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

'Jail for a day' might just work to deter youth crime

Daily roundup: Early years, adoption support and foster care

Legal Update: Legal O&A

Listening to children in court must get beyond lip service

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Protocol allows direct child rightscomplaints

Legal Update: Court anonymity for young people

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Daily roundup: Children's services, leadership and child protection

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

Daily roundup: Homelessness, legal system, and children's services

Children and Families Act 2014

Daily roundup: Youth custody, child health, and charity leadership

Legal Update: Children's overnight stays in cells

Daily roundup: Child health, inspection reform, and mental health

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Office of the Children's Commissioner reforms

Legal Update: Legal aid cuts penalise children

Daily roundup: alcohol misuse, child deaths, young offenders

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