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Feltham YOI violence renews calls for closure

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

| CYP Now

Children's rights campaigners have called for the closure of Feltham Young Offenders institution (YOI) after 20 members of staff were attacked.

Youth Justice Board confirms death in custody

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

| CYP Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has confirmed that a child died in custody earlier this year, the first death of an under-18 in the youth secure estate since 2015.

Courts set to consider ethnicity when sentencing under-18s

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Courts will be required to take into account the overrepresentation of black and ethnic minority children in the youth justice system when they sentence children, under new guidance coming into force this summer.

Youth custody 'unsafe' for half of boys

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost half of all boys held in young offender institutions (YOIs) feel "unsafe" in custody, the highest level recorded since the Prisons Inspectorate began recording views in 2001, a study has found.

Fresh abuse allegations at G4S youth custody unit

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

| CYP Now

New allegations of abuse relating to Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Kent have emerged.

Gove pledges action on youth custody safety

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Friday, March 18, 2016

| CYP Now

Action will be taken to tackle gang problems and improve safety in youth jails, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has told MPs.

Huge increase in 'at-height' custody protests in youth jails

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people in custody are increasingly placing themselves in danger by climbing onto railings and "anti-suicide" netting, it has emerged.

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.

Ofsted calls for body-worn cameras across all youth custody settings

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Staff in all youth custody settings should be made to wear body cameras in a bid to prevent mistreatment of young people, Ofsted and the Prisons Inspectorate have said.

Former YJB chief to decide whether to probe Medway abuse allegations

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| CYP Now

The former chief executive of the Youth Justice Board will have the final say on whether a serious case review (SCR) should be conducted into allegations of abuse of children held in custody at Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Kent.

YJB to save £4.6m by axing secure children's home places

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of custodial places in secure children's homes are to be cut by 15 per cent, it has been announced.

Young people report 'struggling to breathe' during custody restraints

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people have been left struggling to breathe as a result of being restrained by officers in youth custody units, a report has revealed.

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.

Campaigners question suitability of firm in charge of youth custody unit

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised over the suitability of a company that runs US jails to manage a controversial youth custody unit in England.

Place young offenders in small units, children's commissioner urges

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Large children's prisons should be scrapped and replaced with smaller secure units in order to improve access to education and rehabilitation, the children's commissioner for England has said.

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Government must introduce a national strategy to improve support for children of prisoners a group of charities has said.

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.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Children's services chiefs hit out at youth justice cuts

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Plans to make emergency in-year cuts of £13.5m to youth justice work have been blasted by children's services chiefs and youth justice managers.

YJB proposes cuts to spending on youth custody staff

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Spending on staff in young offender institutions (YOIs) will be cut and efforts to make the restraint system safer will be shelved as part of Youth Justice Board (YJB) proposals to deal with emergency in-year cuts imposed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), it has emerged.

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