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Theresa May to scrap ASBOs
The Guardian reports that senior Labour figures mounted a last-ditch defence of antisocial behaviour orders last night after the home secretary, Theresa May, indicated she is to scrap Tony Blair’s flagship measure to deal with youth ...
Published 07/29/2010
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| TODAY'S OTHER HEADLINES |
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Justice minister undecided on the role of youth offending teams
Children & Young People Now reports that justice minister Crispin Blunt has said that the role youth offending teams will play in the future is still up for debate. Despite speculation that youth offending teams could take on a mainly ...
Published 07/29/2010
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Youth sector called on to help with citizen initiative
Children & Young People Now reports that the government is calling on the youth sector to help deliver its flagship National Citizen Service initiative after announcing the ambitious target to get 10,000 school-leavers involved in the ...
Published 07/27/2010
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Cuts will ‘decimate’ Connexions
Children & Young People Now reports that universal advice and guidance for young people in England is being “decimated” as Connexions services brace themselves for cuts of at least 20 per cent. A survey of Connexions ...
Published 07/27/2010
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Social housing tenants ‘trapped’ report says
The Independent reports that one in eight social housing tenants are trapped in properties away from their family or work opportunities due to the barriers they face in trying to move, a report indicated today. The report warned that ...
Published 07/26/2010
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Lambeth Council could cut funding for youth charities by 35 per cent
Children & Young People Now reports that Lambeth Council is considering cutting its funding for charities involved in young people’s projects by up to 35 per cent from January, a move that comes as the council looks to cut its ...
Published 07/26/2010
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| NEWS FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORGANISATIONS |
This week we feature news from The Criminal Justice Alliance.
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The latest news from the Criminal
Justice Alliance is listed below.
21 July 2010
The
Criminal Justice Alliance is recruiting an intern to help with our ...
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15
July 2010
Jon commented on the annual crime statistics.
To read the comment, click ...
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FROM THE BLOGS
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Ah So! Asbo!
Anyone who is unsure of my reaction to Teresa May's decision to revisit the ASBO regime only needs to enter the acronym into the search box at the top of the blog. It is one of the things that I have most frequently blogged about. Things ...
Published 07/29/2010 by Bystander
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Cuts Yes - But Not Here
The BBC has run a largely sympathetic report on a genteel protest staged at Kingston courthouse today by the local bench and local politicians and staff. Inevitably the Chairman of the Bench made a reasoned plea for local justice to stay ...
Published 07/28/2010 by Bystander
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Some Dream That Was!
I turned up at 9.25, and found myself sitting with two experienced and sensible colleagues. The clerk came out (another plus - she's really good) and told us that we had two trials listed, one morning, one afternoon. I didn't like the ...
Published 07/27/2010 by Bystander
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Music to a Blogger's Ears
Several years ago Nick Herbert MP's office contacted me for some views on needed reforms to the police. I understand his office contacted dozens more officers, serving, non-serving, anonymous and named. At the time, the Conservative paper ...
Published 07/26/2010 by noreply@blogger.com (PC Bloggs)
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Risk
A radical shake-up of the police is reported today. I am delighted to see that so far the shake-up consists of:Scrapping one national crime agency and replacing it with another.Getting rid of the people who oversee each police force and ...
Published 07/25/2010 by noreply@blogger.com (PC Bloggs)
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PC Bloggs Investigates... Wibble
Sir Denis O'Connor is a worthy and laudable man. An ex-Chief Constable of Surrey Police, now knighted and the Acting Chief Inspector of Constabulary, you might expect he has a firm grasp on the real issues facing the police today.Which is ...
Published 07/21/2010 by noreply@blogger.com (PC Bloggs)
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