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Frontline officers and young people in custody will be better protected under plans to equip specially selected and trained staff with synthetic pepper spray, the Government has announced today (24 April).
This policy framework sets out statutory safeguarding duties for secure settings and escort providers in the Youth Custody Service (YCS).
Requirements and guidance on children and young people in custody being released on temporary licence.
This policy framework sets out rules and guidance on the use of approved restraint techniques and restrictive physical interventions for staff at secure settings and escort providers in the Youth Custody Service (YCS).
The Youth Custody Service aims to create a safe, decent and nurturing environment that provides outstanding levels of care and support for children in custody.
If you have a loved one in prison, you can use these links for services available and for information about visiting prisons.
Young offenders from HMYOI Cookham Wood will be transferred and the site repurposed as an adult prison under plans announced by the Ministry of Justice today (21 March 2024).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
In a major speech at HMP Five Wells, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP set out measures to protect the public by preventing prisons from running out of places.
How youth justice practitioners should report serious incidents involving children.
The Children’s Homes (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2018 came into force on 22 May 2018 and amends the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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