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Struggling YOTs face tougher government intervention

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| CYP Now

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

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.

‘Back to the old ways' for jobless young offenders

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Just under a decade ago, I visited a young offender institution with the first Children's Commissioner for Wales, the late Peter Clarke. Peter had never been to such a place and I recall how he was quite affected by many of its characteristics.

Cameron calls for action to tackle gang culture

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has called for action against those involved in gangs and greater discipline in schools in the wake of riots throughout England.

Unlawful force contributed to Adam Rickwood's death, inquest finds

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The jury in the second inquest into the death of young offender Adam Rickwood has ruled that an unlawful use of force by professionals contributed to his death.

Daily roundup: Early years, adoption support and foster care

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

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.

Labour Party Conference: Shadow justice secretary backs support for children of prisoners

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| CYP Now

A Labour government will work to ascertain how many children have a parent in prison, shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan has pledged.

Legal aid and sentencing bill receives Royal Assent

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Landmark changes to the youth justice system are set to come into effect over the next year after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (Laspo) Bill received Royal Assent today (1 May).

Fears over release force some young people back to custody

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people released from custody are struggling to cope with outside life to such an extent that some prefer to reoffend so they can be sent back inside, a report by Beyond Youth Custody has found.

Children's rights alliance attacks offender restraint report for backing pain compliance

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

| CYP Now

An independent report into physical restraint of young offenders has been criticised for continuing to support the use of so-called "pain compliance" techniques.

Children's commissioner backs restraint ban

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Monday, March 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The use of pain to control children in the secure estate must be abolished in England and Wales to comply with international standards the children's commissioner has warned.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' Hassockfield resettlement work

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (STC) has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for its efforts to resettle young offenders back into the community.

Inspectors praise "innovative" work at Cookham Wood YOI

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Prison inspectors have praised Cookham Wood YOI for cutting violence and bullying but are concerned that not enough is being done to prevent suicide and self-harm among inmates.

Ofsted unveils inspection framework for children's services

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver improvements.

Government extends strip-search pilot

News

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has moved a step closer to phasing out the routine strip-searching of young offenders when they enter custody.

New restraint system criticised by children's rights campaigners

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaign groups have criticised a new system of restraint being adopted in youth custody settings because it continues to allow techniques that involve inflicting pain on young people.

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.

Use of force 'extremely high' at Ashfield YOI

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Use of restraint at a young offender institution (YOI) in Bristol increased nearly nine-fold in the space of just a year, inspectors have found.

Feltham YOI gets 'worst in a decade' inspection reports

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Feltham YOI is blighted by extreme violence, gang culture and intimidation, according to two damning inspection reports.

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.

YJB considers police presence at troubled Feltham YOI

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is considering placing police officers in Feltham Young Offenders Institution (YOI) in an effort to tackle high levels of gang violence.

Relocated young gang members at greater risk of reoffending, study finds

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Relocation support is failing young offenders wanting to quit gangs, according to latest research.

Clarke poised to reject calls for mandatory sentences for under-18s carrying knives

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has told a group of MPs he is likely to oppose calls to introduce mandatory sentences for children caught carrying knives.

Children held on remand are to be classed as 'looked-after' by councils

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| CYP Now

All young people remanded in custody will have to be recognised as looked-after children by local authorities, under plans to reduce reoffending and shake up the justice system.

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