http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbWed, 24 Jun 2009 00:10:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/24/111920/yjb-pushes-plan-to-transfer-youth-custody-budgets-to-councils.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/24/111920/yjb-pushes-plan-to-transfer-youth-custody-budgets-to-councils.htmlBoard chief says proposal would cut imprisonment but Association of Directors of Children's Services remains hostileWed, 24 Jun 2009 00:10:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/12/111794/new-unit-for-vulnerable-boys-opens-at-wetherby-yoi.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/12/111794/new-unit-for-vulnerable-boys-opens-at-wetherby-yoi.htmlA unit for vulnerable boys in custody has officially opened at Wetherby young offender institution in West Yorkshire.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:28:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/05/01/111462/legal-challenge-over-last-secure-childrens-home-in-london.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/05/01/111462/legal-challenge-over-last-secure-childrens-home-in-london.htmlA private care provider is taking legal action over the Youth Justice Board’s decision to withdraw its contract to run the last secure children’s home in London.Fri, 01 May 2009 16:31:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/04/28/111407/quarter-of-detained-young-men-have-been-restrained-says-yjb.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/04/28/111407/quarter-of-detained-young-men-have-been-restrained-says-yjb.htmlA quarter of young men and a fifth of young women in custody have been physically restrained over the past two years, according to a report by the Prisons Inspectorate and Youth Justice Board.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:13:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/04/17/111302/youth-custodial-sentences-slashed-by-42-in-north-hampshire.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/04/17/111302/youth-custodial-sentences-slashed-by-42-in-north-hampshire.htmlA panel to review youth imprisonment cases has helped trigger a 42% fall in custodial sentences in North Hampshire, the Howard League for Penal Reform and Local Government Association said today.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:34:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/30/111158/loss-of-secure-beds-will-hit-offenders-from-south-warns-boss.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/30/111158/loss-of-secure-beds-will-hit-offenders-from-south-warns-boss.htmlVulnerable young offenders from London and the South East could face being placed far away from home following the loss of beds in secure children's homes, a sector leader has warned.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:49:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/27/111137/four-secure-childrens-homes-lose-youth-justice-board-contracts.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/27/111137/four-secure-childrens-homes-lose-youth-justice-board-contracts.htmlFour secure children's homes have lost their contracts with the Youth Justice Board to provide beds for vulnerable young offenders, the YJB announced yesterday.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:17:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/26/111125/oakhill-stc-receives-clean-bill-of-health-following-yjb-intervention.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/26/111125/oakhill-stc-receives-clean-bill-of-health-following-yjb-intervention.htmlOakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, has received a clean bill of health after being placed on notice by the Youth Justice Board for failings including the excessive use of force on young offenders.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:27:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/05/110902/fewer-under-18s-entering-criminal-justice-system.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/03/05/110902/fewer-under-18s-entering-criminal-justice-system.htmlOffences by under-18s and the number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time fell last year, figures released by the Youth Justice Board today show.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:30:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/25/110794/newcastle-yot-project-cuts-offending.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/25/110794/newcastle-yot-project-cuts-offending.htmlNewcastle Youth Offending Team has cut offending by young people. Craig Kenny examines how they have succeededWed, 25 Feb 2009 11:40:00 GMT