tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Youth Custody Service (YCS) 2025-04-24T11:27:31+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-action-to-improve-safety-in-young-offender-institutions 2025-04-24T11:27:31+01:00 Government action to improve safety in young offender institutions Frontline officers and young people in custody will be better protected under plans to equip specially selected and trained staff with synthetic pepper spray, the Government has announced today (24 April). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-no-longer-places-girls-in-young-offender-institutions 2025-03-04T09:00:04+00:00 Government no longer places girls in Young Offender Institutions Vulnerable girls sentenced to youth custody will no longer be placed in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/susannah-hancock-to-review-girls-placements-in-youth-custody 2024-11-07T16:19:41+00:00 Susannah Hancock to review girls鈥� placements in youth custody Susannah Hancock will carry out an independent review of the placement of girls in the children and young people鈥檚 secure estate. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/new-lord-chancellor-sets-out-measures-to-avert-prison-capacity-crisis 2024-07-16T00:00:00+01:00 New Lord Chancellor sets out measures to avert prison capacity crisis In a major speech at HMP Five Wells, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP set out measures to protect the public by preventing prisons from running out of places. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/lord-chancellor-sets-out-immediate-action-to-defuse-ticking-prison-time-bomb 2024-07-12T15:15:41+01:00 Lord Chancellor sets out immediate action to defuse ticking prison 鈥榯ime-bomb鈥� Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood has set out how the government will stop the impending collapse of the criminal justice system. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/young-offenders-institution-to-be-repurposed 2024-03-21T00:00:00+00:00 Young offender鈥檚 institution to be repurposed Young offenders from HMYOI Cookham Wood will be transferred and the site repurposed as an adult prison under plans announced by the Ministry of Justice today (21 March 2024). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/construction-begins-at-revolutionary-first-secure-school 2022-07-30T00:01:03+01:00 Construction begins at revolutionary first secure school Construction is under way at the country鈥檚 first secure school 鈥� a brand new custodial facility for young people with education at its heart and helping to turn young offenders away from a life of crime. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/global-education-charity-to-run-uk-s-first-secure-school 2019-07-01T00:01:06+01:00 Global education charity to run UK鈥檚 first secure school Oasis Charitable Trust, which runs 52 Academies with 30,000 students across England, has been announced as the operator of the country鈥檚 first Secure School.