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Truss strips YJB of youth custody role

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  • Friday, February 24, 2017
  • | CYP Now
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) will no longer be responsible for commissioning and overseeing the youth secure estate, with a new body being established to take on the role, it has been announced.

Riots response has made gangs more violent

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  • Monday, June 6, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Moves to arrest hundreds of gang members in the wake of last year's riots has led to an increase in violence, chaos and anarchy because younger inexperienced members are filling the leadership vacuum, a think-tank says.

Boris Johnson awards funding to gang violence project

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  • Monday, March 14, 2016
  • | CYP Now
An award-winning service that places specialist youth workers in hospital emergency departments to tackle gang violence has been extended for another year after Mayor of London Boris Johnson agreed to £345,000 of extra funding.

YJB chief: Future of quango in doubt

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  • Wednesday, February 24, 2016
  • | CYP Now
The future of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) is in doubt, with the quango unlikely to continue in its present form once a government review of the youth justice system is completed, the organisation's chief executive has said.