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Good Practice Guidance on Certificates for Assigned Advocates in the Youth Court – Youth Justice: Quality of Advocacy Working Group (November 2023)
Summary: Youth Justice: Quality of Advocacy Working Group have published a short guidance for magistrates or District Judges on how to determine applications for certificate for assigned advocate in youth court. Description: Youth Justice: Quality of Advocacy Working Group have published good practice guidance on Certificates for Assigned Advocates in the youth court, supported and…
Guidance: Forced Marriage Resource Pack – Home Office (February 2023)
Published: 02/04/2023
Summary Access to guidance produced by the Home Office for professionals working with children (and adults) to help ensure that effective support is available to victims of forced marriage. Description The Home Office has published ‘Guidance: Forced Marriage Resource Pack’ (February 2023), which is an in-depth resource designed to highlight examples of best practice and…
Electronic Monitoring Operational Framework: A Reference Guide – HM Prison and Probation (October 2022)
Summary: HM Prison and Probation have published the electronic monitoring operation framework, which identifies the current availability of the range of electronic monitoring disposals, referral and enforcement processes and a provides a practical guide to tags and supporting structures.
A Guide to Child First – Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (October 2022)
Published: 19/10/2022
Access to the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales guide to child first.
Guidelines on the Cautioning and Charging of Knife Crime Offences – National Police Chiefs’ Council and Crown Prosecution Service (2022)
Summary: The College of Policing have published updated guidance on cautioning and charging of knife crime offences, which should be used to shape police response and Crown Prosecution Service decision making in offences related to knife crime, including those committed by children.
Supporting Children on their Journey: Constructive Resettlement Guidance Document – South and West Yorkshire Resettlement Consortium (March 2022)
Published: 20/05/2022
Summary The South and West Yorkshire Resettlement Consortium have developed and shared a guidance document with associated templates and resources to support children on their resettlement journey from pre- to post-custody. Description The South and West Yorkshire Resettlement Consortium have shared their supporting children on their resettlement journey: a guidance document, produced as part of…
Reducing School Exclusions in Merseyside: Delivering Violence Reduction Learning and Guidance – Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership (December 2021)
Published: 10/02/2022
Summary Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership have shared two guides to support reducing school exclusions. Description In light of the many potential inputs and resources available to schools in Merseyside the Violence Reduction Partnership, in consultation with local authority leads, schools and organisations working in this field of work and from other key stakeholders they have…
Legal Guides and Toolkits for Lawyers Working with Children – Youth Justice Legal Centre (2021)
Published: 08/11/2021
Summary: Links to the Youth Justice Legal Centre website, which contains relevant toolkits and guidance for lawyers working with children.
A Guide to Contextualised Safeguarding Practice – Contextualised Safeguarding Network (May 2021)
Published: 14/09/2021
Summary Attached is the link to the Contextual Safeguarding Network guide support adopting contextual safeguarding approaches to practice. Description Contextual Safeguarding Network have published a guide to support staff access the most relevant resources on the Contextual Safeguarding Network for adopting contextual approaches in practice. The guide is organised by incremental stages from learning the…
Making Sure Black Lives Matter in the Criminal Justice System – A Guide for Antiracist Lawyers – Howard League for Penal Reform (July 2021)
Published: 29/07/2021
Summary Link to the Howard League for Penal Reform guide around working effectively with Black children for lawyers. Description The Howard League for Penal Reform have published Making Black Lives Matter in the Criminal Justice System – A guide for antiracist lawyers. The guide aims to help practitioners to educate themselves; ask the right questions;…
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