How do youth courts in England and Wales function? – The Guardian
‘There are differences in how children are prosecuted, who hears cases and punishments.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Category: detention and training orders
Judge warns of ‘blood on our hands’ if suicidal girl is forced out of secure care – The Guardian
‘The nation will have “blood on its hands” if an NHS hospital bed cannot be found within days for a teenage girl who is at acute risk of taking her own life, according to the UK’s most senior family judge.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Child offender tagging system ‘not working’ – BBC News
‘A tagging programme for child offenders is not working and results in excessive punishment, a charity has warned.’
BBC News, 29th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
H v Doncaster Youth Court – Times Law Reports
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“On a return to custody following release from a detention and training order, the period of the ‘remainder of the term’ was to be calculated from the date when it was proved to the satisfaction of the youth court that an offender had failed to comply with the requirements of the supervision element of the order.”
The Times, 12th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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