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Pledge to close all child prisons in election manifestos, urge campaigners

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

| CYP Now

All prisons for children should be closed and young people only prosecuted as a last resort, according to a raft of demands from a coalition of more than 70 children's organisations.

Barnardo's worker set to become children's commissioner in Scotland

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

Tam Baillie, policy director for Barnardo's Scotland, will become the second Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland if the Scottish Parliament approves his nomination this week.

More young offenders to make amends to victims

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Friday, April 24, 2009

| CYP Now

From next week, courts will be able to sentence more young offenders to making amends to their victims and the community.

Public worried about teenage antisocial behaviour

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Monday, April 27, 2009

| CYP Now

Nearly a third of people in the UK are very worried about teenagers hanging around on the streets, according to a survey by the Home Office.

Scotland plans improvements to hearings system

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

| CYP Now

The Scottish government is to create the first Scotland-wide body to oversee and support the children's hearings system.

Violence rockets in young offender institutions

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Friday, May 15, 2009

| CYP Now

Violence among prisoners in young offender institutions (YOIs) is soaring, according to figures published today.

Youth Justice Board review will not maintain status quo

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

| CYP Now

The governance review of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) will not seek to maintain the status quo, the woman in charge of the exercise has declared.

Break down the silos in children's services, urges DCS

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

| CYP Now

On the anniversary of the verdict of the Baby P trial, Coventry's director of children's services has said more work needs to be done to break down silos within children's services.

YJB calls for resolution on funding social workers in YOIs

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board (YJB) chief executive John Drew has called for fresh talks between central government and local authorities over who should foot the bill for social workers in young offender institutions (YOIs).

Government consults on children's trust plans

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Monday, November 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The government is consulting on new regulations for children's trusts and Children and Young People's Plans.

Newspaper report on seven-year-old breached press code

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Monday, November 23, 2009

| CYP Now

The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has upheld a father's complaint against a newspaper that referred to his seven-year-old son as a "knife thug".

Public supports government action on antisocial behaviour

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

| CYP Now

A government survey has found that eight out of 10 people back government efforts to create more positive activities for young people.

Guidelines aim to reduce looked-after children offending

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Friday, January 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Bradford Council has teamed up with the city's police and the youth offending team (YOT) to create a set of guidelines to help reduce the number of offences by young people in children's homes.

Nacro names prison governor as new chief executive

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

| CYP Now

A prison governor is to become the new head of crime reduction charity Nacro after it was announced the current chief executive is to stand down.

Prison inspectorate revises guidance on expected standards

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Friday, July 31, 2009

| CYP Now

Revised guidelines outlining expected standards for children in prison have been published in an attempt to boost the quality of provision.

YOT praises restorative justice for huge re-offending drop

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Friday, August 14, 2009

| CYP Now

A youth offending team (YOT) has succeeded in reducing re-offending levels by 26 per cent in the past four years, new figures show.

Experts slam stop and search of under-10s

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

| CYP Now

Children under 10 should not be stopped and searched by the police, say children's rights experts, after a nine-year-old boy was stopped in South London.

YJB funding for prevention programmes drops again

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Monday, August 24, 2009

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board (YJB) funding for prevention programmes has fallen for the second time in two years, CYP Now has learned.

Youth offending service told to improve on safeguarding

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Friday, August 28, 2009

| CYP Now

Inspectors have told Wirral's youth offending service to come up with an action plan to improve its work, after an inspection highlighted concerns around safeguarding, protecting the public and reoffending.

Prison under fire for housing young women with lifers

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Monday, September 7, 2009

| CYP Now

Prison inspectors have criticised Low Newton women's prison and young offender institution for housing prisoners as young as 18 alongside lifers and some of the UK's most dangerous prisoners.

Offender tagging scheme extended across Scotland

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

| CYP Now

Powers to electronically tag young offenders have been extended to all children's hearings in Scotland.

Inspection finds young women's prison in 'state of crisis'

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

| CYP Now

Young women in Cornton Vale Prison and YOI are living in poor conditions, mixing with adult prisoners and spending too much time in their cells, according to an inspection report that described the prison as "in a state of crisis".

Depression during pregnancy linked to violence in children

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Friday, February 5, 2010

| CYP Now

Mothers who suffer depression during pregnancy are more likely to have children that show signs of antisocial behaviour and violence later in life, a new study has found.

Teenager pleads guilty to inciting racial hatred on internet

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Friday, February 19, 2010

| CYP Now

A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty to two charges of inciting racial hatred after posting videos on internet site YouTube in the first case of its kind in England and Wales.

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

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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.

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Pledge to close all child prisons in election manifestos, urge campaigners

Barnardo's worker set to become children's commissioner in Scotland

More young offenders to make amends to victims

Public worried about teenage antisocial behaviour

Scotland plans improvements to hearings system

Violence rockets in young offender institutions

Youth Justice Board review will not maintain status quo

Break down the silos in children's services, urges DCS

YJB calls for resolution on funding social workers in YOIs

Government consults on children's trust plans

Newspaper report on seven-year-old breached press code

Public supports government action on antisocial behaviour

Guidelines aim to reduce looked-after children offending

Nacro names prison governor as new chief executive

Prison inspectorate revises guidance on expected standards

YOT praises restorative justice for huge re-offending drop

Experts slam stop and search of under-10s

YJB funding for prevention programmes drops again

Youth offending service told to improve on safeguarding

Prison under fire for housing young women with lifers

Offender tagging scheme extended across Scotland

Inspection finds young women's prison in 'state of crisis'

Depression during pregnancy linked to violence in children

Teenager pleads guilty to inciting racial hatred on internet

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

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