Majority of children in custody have been in care, report finds
Two-thirds of children in custody have been in local authority care, a new report finds, prompting...
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Praise for Oakhill STC's greater focus on child-first practice
Inspectors have cautiously praised a “tangible change in culture” at Oakhill Secure Training Centre...
Almost half of teenagers are victims or witnesses of violence, study warns
Almost half of teenagers have been victims or witnesses of violence over the past 12 months, a new...
Inspectors praise ‘highly regarded’ youth justice team
Cambridgeshire’s youth justice service has been praised by inspectors for the support it gives to...
IOPC youth panel launches survey to gather views on policing
The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched a survey designed by young people to...
Snapchat campaign to combat knife crime engages thousands of children
Tens of thousands of young people have engaged with a Snapchat campaign designed by their peers...
Praise for council’s ‘diverse’ youth justice workforce
Inspectors have praised a London local authority’s youth justice service (YJS) over its diverse...
Review highlights safeguarding failures in case of girl convicted of manslaughter
A safeguarding practice review into the case of a teenage girl who admitted the manslaughter of her...
Labour Conference 2023: Yvette Cooper reveals ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plan
The Labour Party has announced plans to launch a “Sure Start for teenagers” designed to reduce...
Children’s commissioner criticises proposed use of pepper spray in YOIs
The children’s commissioner for England has raised concerns over the proposed use of pepper spray on...
Home Office and YEF to invest in childhood trauma response training
The Home Office and the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) will invest in assessing how effective...
Mayor of London invests £3.4m in after-school programmes to reduce violence
The Mayor of London has announced a new £3.4m investment for London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU)...
Former prisons ombudsman appointed as chief inspector of probation
Former prisons and probation ombudsman (PPO) Sue McAllister has been appointed as interim chief...
One in three children in care enter youth justice system, study finds
Children who have been in care are more likely to be involved with the youth justice system, a new...
MPs call for statutory definition of child criminal exploitation
A group of cross-party MPs has called for a statutory definition of child criminal exploitation...
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