Teen guilty of bid to import explosives from dark web – BBC News
‘A teenager has been convicted of trying to import explosives from the dark web with intent to endanger life.’
BBC News, 8th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: young persons
Wannabe YouTube star sentenced for ‘tombstoning’ into swimming pool during water polo match – Daily Telegraph
‘A wannabe YouTube star has been convicted after he filmed himself “tombstoning” into a swimming pool during a water polo match in a bid to make money from social media.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Too many children in criminal court, says senior judge – Daily Telegraph
‘Too many children are being criminalised by the courts, the most senior family judge in England and Wales has warned. Sir James Munby, president of the family division of the High Court, said that the Crown Prosecution Service should look at changing its charging policy for children so that fewer of them end up in the criminal courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Young offenders ‘should have social media monitored’ – BBC News
‘Young people at risk of being involved in crime should have their social media profiles monitored by youth workers, a probation watchdog report has said.’
BBC News, 26th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lack of secure accommodation – ‘blood on our hands’? – Family Law
‘It is sometimes necessary for local authorities to seek to place a looked after child in what is called secure accommodation. This is designed to protect them from injuring themselves or others and/or absconding from other types of accommodation and suffering significant harm as a consequence.’
Family Law, 23rd October 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Family court data links adverse family experiences with proven youth offending – Family Law
‘Children in contact with the public law system are more likely to offend and commit multiple offences between the ages of 10 and 17 than those of the equivalent age group in the general population, according to an analytical summary published by the Ministry of Justice this week.’
Family Law, 20th October 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Graduate’s dream of joining the police was ruined – because she’d been told off for shoplifting at 13 – WalesOnline
‘A bright graduate’s dream of joining the police was destroyed – because she’d been told off for shoplifting from Primark when she was just 13. And now top judges have slammed a police recruitment policy that “irrationally” led to rejection of the job application from the woman, who is now in her 20s.’
WalesOnline, 18th october 2017
Source: www.walesonline.co.uk
Child Protection in Sport chief says loophole must be closed – Daily Telegraph
‘British sport’s most senior child protection officer has condemned what she branded “a lack of will” to change the law to prevent coaches having sex with 16 and 17-year-olds under their care on the back of football’s paedophile scandal.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
GP probed for giving child, 12, gender-change hormones – BBC News
‘A Monmouthshire GP is being investigated over complaints about her giving gender-change hormones to children as young as 12.’
BBC News, 10th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three men and a boy jailed for ‘abhorrent’ rape of girl, 16, in Ramsgate – Daily Telegraph
‘Three men and a boy who subjected a lost teenage girl to an “abhorrent” rape have been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Student with Oxford University place wins battle to remain in UK – The Guardian
‘A student who faced losing his place at Oxford University because of uncertainty over his immigration status has won his battle to remain in Britain indefinitely.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Young black people nine times more likely to be jailed than young white people – report – The Guardian
‘Young black people are nine times more likely to be locked up in England and Wales than young white people, according to Ministry of Justice analysis.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
About a Boy – The Hidden Victims of Grooming – BBC Radio 4
‘File on 4 tells one family’s story of fighting the authorities to get support and justice after a 13 year old boy was aggressively groomed by scores of men, aged from their 20s to their 50s. It is a shocking story of opportunities missed, meaning the boy endured assaults by multiple men for years. We look at the impact of that sustained abuse on him and his parents, who were desperately trying to shield him from harm. He says he was dismissed, and even blamed by authorities responsible for protecting him.’
BBC Radio 4, 23rd July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Solicitor General: Asian gangs must be handed longer sentences for targeting white girls – Daily Telegraph
‘Judges must give longer sentences to Asian Muslim grooming gangs who abuse white teenage girls when there is evidence of racism, the Government’s senior legal advisor has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Safeguarding our young people from becoming radicalised is difficult but vital work: article by Amber Rudd – Home Office
‘An article by Home Secretary Amber Rudd on the Prevent strategy, published in the Sun.’
Home Office, 10th August 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Judge attacks mental health provision after approving care plan for suicidal girl – The Guardian
‘A suicidal 17-year-old girl is to be moved to a secure unit on Thursday after a senior judge warned that plans to release her because of a shortage of secure beds for mental health patients would leave “blood on our hands”.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Connor Sparrowhawk death: NHS clinician admits string of failings – The Guardian
‘A consultant psychiatrist has admitted a string of failings over the death of a vulnerable teenager who drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Home Secretary takes further action to tackle knife crime – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary has today (18 July) announced plans to consult on new offences to toughen up knife crime laws.’
Home Office, 18th July 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
Home deliveries to be banned for online knife sales – BBC News
‘Online shoppers buying knives could be forced to collect them in person in England and Wales, if plans to stop children purchasing blades go ahead.’
BBC News, 19th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Coroner calls for changes to treatment of child refugees after death of teenager – The Guardian
‘A coroner has called for changes to the way Home Office officials in Calais and Dunkirk deal with vulnerable child refugees after a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee fled Isis in Iraq only to be crushed under the wheels of a lorry while trying to seek sanctuary in the UK.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
