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Government urged to scrap "flawed and disproportionate" Knife Crime Prevention Orders
06/02/2019
Dozens of organisations have called on lawmakers to drop plans for new Knife Crime Prevention Orders, which it is feared could have the counterproductive effect of drawing more children and young people into the criminal justice system.
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Joint call for closure of Medway secure training centre & secure school
06/02/2019
Along with 35 other organisations and individuals, JfKL is calling for the closure of Medway secure training centre & secure school after it was revealed that children at the centre are still being unlawfully restrained
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YJLC announce upcoming Youth Justice Summit
31/01/2019
The Youth Justice Legal Centre has announced the date and keynote speakers for its upcoming Youth Justice Summit, which will focus on the theme of “Children in the Criminal Courts”.
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Supreme Court: Youth cautions should no longer be disclosed in criminal record checks
30/01/2019
Jennifer Twite, Head of Strategic Litigation at Just for Kids Law, explains the significance of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the disclosure of youth cautions.
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Just for Kids Law secures landmark judgment on disclosure of youth criminal records
30/01/2019
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled the disclosure of youth reprimands to future employers to be incompatible with human rights legislation, a decision that could benefit thousands of children issued with youth cautions every year.
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"I came out in an awful way, a very damaged girl." - National media reports on the housing of children in B&Bs
07/01/2019
A joint investigation by The Observer and BBC 5 Live shines a light on the lives of young people in care forced into inappropriate B&B accomodation
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Christmas closure: important info for clients
21/12/2018
Just for Kids Law will be closed from 24 December to 2 January. See here for who to contact if you need urgent support over the Christmas period.
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A stronger case for independent advocacy for children
13/12/2018
JfKL’s Mark McDonald writes about the Department for Education’s new report and the key role that independent advocacy has to play in improving educational outcomes of Children in Need
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Learning from Scotland’s alternative to youth criminal justice
07/12/2018
JfKL's Alex Temple writes for the Justice Gap about the problem of youth reoffending in England and Wales, and what we can learn from Scotland's children's hearings system
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New campaign aims to end childhood imprisonment
22/11/2018
The campaign is being developed by a coalition of organisations including JfKL, and calls for a child rights-centred approach to youth justice.