The changes come following the publication of a review by former YJB chair Charlie Taylor. Picture: YJB

Painful restraint removed from core training for escort officers but will appear under ‘personal safety’

Youth Justice
Loren Townsend Elliot, 21, is a member of The National Lottery Community Fund’s ‘Young People In The Lead’ advisory panel. Picture: National Lottery Community Fund

International Youth Day 2020: ‘We have a voice and, finally, it is being heard’

Youth Work
Kent County Council recorded 42 new UASC cases in one day. Picture: Nathan Clarke

Kent County Council ‘running out of resources’ to support asylum seekers

Children's Services

Five tasks for the incoming children’s commissioner

Children's Services

Waving not drowning

Children's Services
More entry level positions should be created where there is demand, the CSJ says. Picture: Adobe Stock

Focus apprenticeships on young people instead of skilled graduates, CSJ urges

Coronavirus

Fight against child obesity must start in the early years

The Early Years Blog
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson did not act unlawfully 'given the situation', Mrs Justice Lieven rules. Picture: Parliament UK

High Court dismisses calls for children's social care exemptions to be scrapped

Social Care
Just a quarter of young people say they always feel safe online. Picture: Adobe Stock

Third of youth workers ‘not trained’ to deal with online harms, new study warns

Youth Work
A total of 24 young people will receive training in digital skills through the project. Picture: AdobeStock

#Chances4Children: Digital skills training tackles risk of youth violence

Youth Work
Social workers are struggling to support families as poverty levels increase, research warns. Picture: AdobeStock

Service cuts and benefit changes hit support for families in poverty

Coronavirus
Black young adults are more likely to receive longer custodial sentences than their white peers. Picture: AdobeStock

Black young adults 'more likely to be dragged into justice system' for minor offences

Youth Justice