Guidance for youth offending teams, community panel members and the courts on referral orders for young offender PDF (768 KB)

This guidance provides updated information to youth offending teams, community panel members and court staff on new provisions on referral orders that came into force in April 2009. It outlines how the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 gives more flexibility and allows wider use of referral orders.

Promoting mental health for children in secure settings PDF (633 KB)

This document sets out a framework which aims to ensure that children in custodial and other secure settings have access to comprehensive child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to which all children are entitled.                        

Services for children and young people participation project,Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Case Study PDF (138 KB)

The Participation Project, provided by the national charity Action for Children (AfC), works directly with young people as part of the Borough’s Children’s Participation Network (CPN) to deliver participation for Tameside’s CYPSP. This has ensured that children and young people are involved in the design of services in a way that meets quality standards and best practice guidelines.

When to share information: best practice guidance for everyone working in the youth justice system PDF (0.99 MB)

This guidance has been developed as a cross-governmental initiative on behalf of The Department of Health, Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Youth Justice Board and the Prison Service. The guidance is set out in a pathway approach, with best practice case studies used to identify when, what, where and how information needs to be shared to ensure improved outcomes for children and young people, as outlined in Every Child Matters: Change for Children.

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