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Government finally agrees to all UN convention rights conditions

24 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government has agreed to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in full, 17 years after its creation.

Labour Party Conference: Care and custody link requires action

24 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government has failed to end the seepage of looked-after children into the justice system and needs to radically rethink its youth crime policies, a report by The Adolescent and...

Barnado's brands child custody "expensive and ineffective"

23 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The strategy of locking up increasing numbers of 10 to 14 year old children - often for more minor offences - has been branded "expensive and ineffective" by children's charity...

Labour Conference: Straw backs local responsibility for child custody

23 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government should legislate to make local authorities responsible for children in custody, according to justice secretary Jack Straw.

Jack Straw criticises Barnado's report on child custody

22 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Justice Secretary Jack Straw has criticised a new Barnardo's report on child custody for disregarding the victims of crime.

YJB appoints new chief executive

22 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has announced the appointment of John Drew as chief executive.

Anti-knife crime campaigners take to the streets

19 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Anti-knife crime campaigners will undertake a march in London this weekend.

How the prison system can fail young people

17 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Sometimes you strike up a special relationship with a young person surprisingly fast. It is almost impossible to unravel the chemistry of such moments but you don't have to work...

Editorial: Mentors give hope to young people in custody

17 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Among the myriad challenges of transforming young lives, rehabilitation of young offenders will always be among the toughest. The number of 16- to 25-year-olds behind bars has soared by one-third...

Vox pop - Is a law needed to clarify a child's right to sue a council?

17 September 2008, Children & Young People Now

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith's think-tank, the Centre for Social Justice, has proposed a new law to clarify the right of children in care to sue local authorities that...