CYCJ are very concerned by today's police custody review. It found children as young as 13 were being held for long periods in police custody.
Our full response: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
Police custody review: www.hmics.scot/publications...
CYCJ research on police custody: lnkd.in/euYiNEuE
Our full response: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
Police custody review: www.hmics.scot/publications...
CYCJ research on police custody: lnkd.in/euYiNEuE
March 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
CYCJ are very concerned by today's police custody review. It found children as young as 13 were being held for long periods in police custody.
Our full response: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
Police custody review: www.hmics.scot/publications...
CYCJ research on police custody: lnkd.in/euYiNEuE
Our full response: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
Police custody review: www.hmics.scot/publications...
CYCJ research on police custody: lnkd.in/euYiNEuE
CYCJ round up for 2024. Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas 🌟
Our December e-bulletin is now available!
Have a read about all we have been up to in 2024.
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Have a read about all we have been up to in 2024.
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December 17, 2024 at 2:24 PM
CYCJ round up for 2024. Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas 🌟
📢Tuesday 18 November 2025: CYCJ are hosting a Day of "Restorative Justice in Scotland".
This event will have a focus on children/young people.
🔴You might want to register your interest 🔴
This event will have a focus on children/young people.
🔴You might want to register your interest 🔴
August 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
📢Tuesday 18 November 2025: CYCJ are hosting a Day of "Restorative Justice in Scotland".
This event will have a focus on children/young people.
🔴You might want to register your interest 🔴
This event will have a focus on children/young people.
🔴You might want to register your interest 🔴
CYCJ very much welcomes the ruling last week by the High Court that any criminal prosecutions of a child must comply with the UNCRC Act.
Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
CYCJ welcomes the court ruling on applying the UNCRC Act to criminal prosecutions - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice
Last week the High Court in Edinburgh produced the first ever judicial ruling on the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024. The case looked at the treatment of children who are prosecuted throug...
www.cycj.org.uk
January 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
CYCJ very much welcomes the ruling last week by the High Court that any criminal prosecutions of a child must comply with the UNCRC Act.
Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
We're delighted to be launching our new Strategic Plan 2025-28 at the Ramshorn Theatre in Glasgow.
Thank you to everyone joining us tonight to celebrate this next chapter in our work.
Thank you to everyone joining us tonight to celebrate this next chapter in our work.
March 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We're delighted to be launching our new Strategic Plan 2025-28 at the Ramshorn Theatre in Glasgow.
Thank you to everyone joining us tonight to celebrate this next chapter in our work.
Thank you to everyone joining us tonight to celebrate this next chapter in our work.
CYCJ are devasted by the loss of our wonderful colleague and friend, Dr Ruby Whitelaw.
We would like to thank everybody for sharing their kind messages of support and stories about Ruby.
As a mark of respect, our office will be closed on Friday 17.
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-sa...
We would like to thank everybody for sharing their kind messages of support and stories about Ruby.
As a mark of respect, our office will be closed on Friday 17.
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-sa...
January 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
CYCJ are devasted by the loss of our wonderful colleague and friend, Dr Ruby Whitelaw.
We would like to thank everybody for sharing their kind messages of support and stories about Ruby.
As a mark of respect, our office will be closed on Friday 17.
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-sa...
We would like to thank everybody for sharing their kind messages of support and stories about Ruby.
As a mark of respect, our office will be closed on Friday 17.
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-sa...
With the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, the thoughts of everyone at CYCJ continue to be with the families. We urge the necessary changes to be made to deliver the recommendations.
Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
CYCJ responds to the FAI into the deaths of William Lindsay and Katie Allan - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) has welcomed the publication of the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the tragic deaths of William Lindsay and Katie Allan at HMP&YOI Polmont....
www.cycj.org.uk
January 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
With the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, the thoughts of everyone at CYCJ continue to be with the families. We urge the necessary changes to be made to deliver the recommendations.
Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
📣New report out from CYCJ
Written by @marianiki-vlachou.bsky.social, Viktoria Sebhelyi, and Dr Addy Adelaine, this is essential reading if you're interested in developing Bairns’ Hoose in Scotland and beyond.
Read the review here: www.cycj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Written by @marianiki-vlachou.bsky.social, Viktoria Sebhelyi, and Dr Addy Adelaine, this is essential reading if you're interested in developing Bairns’ Hoose in Scotland and beyond.
Read the review here: www.cycj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
March 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
📣New report out from CYCJ
Written by @marianiki-vlachou.bsky.social, Viktoria Sebhelyi, and Dr Addy Adelaine, this is essential reading if you're interested in developing Bairns’ Hoose in Scotland and beyond.
Read the review here: www.cycj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Written by @marianiki-vlachou.bsky.social, Viktoria Sebhelyi, and Dr Addy Adelaine, this is essential reading if you're interested in developing Bairns’ Hoose in Scotland and beyond.
Read the review here: www.cycj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
As we celebrate Care Experienced Week 2025, we are reflecting on this year's theme of rights.
We recently celebrated 6 years of our Youth Justice Voices project in partnership with CYCJ.
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We recently celebrated 6 years of our Youth Justice Voices project in partnership with CYCJ.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As we celebrate Care Experienced Week 2025, we are reflecting on this year's theme of rights.
We recently celebrated 6 years of our Youth Justice Voices project in partnership with CYCJ.
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We recently celebrated 6 years of our Youth Justice Voices project in partnership with CYCJ.
@cycjscotland.bsky.social
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Catch-up on the latest news and key issues from CYCJ and the wider youth justice world with our monthly e-bulletin
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May 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Catch-up on the latest news and key issues from CYCJ and the wider youth justice world with our monthly e-bulletin
mailchi.mp/strath.ac.uk...
mailchi.mp/strath.ac.uk...
Read our response to the recently published report by the @cypcs.bsky.social, examining the use of police force with children in police custody, available at our website here:
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
September 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Read our response to the recently published report by the @cypcs.bsky.social, examining the use of police force with children in police custody, available at our website here:
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-re...
CYCJ are calling for an urgent rethink of proposals to suspend or remove the under-22 bus pass due to antisocial behaviour.
We believe this would negatively impact young people in a number of ways and there is no evidence this would deter antisocial behaviour.
Read our statement:
We believe this would negatively impact young people in a number of ways and there is no evidence this would deter antisocial behaviour.
Read our statement:
CYCJ response to Programme for Government 2025/26 - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice
CYCJ calls for the under-22 bus pass to be protected CYCJ are deeply concerned over plans announced in yesterday’s Programme for Government to suspend or remove concessionary travel cards due to…
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May 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
CYCJ are calling for an urgent rethink of proposals to suspend or remove the under-22 bus pass due to antisocial behaviour.
We believe this would negatively impact young people in a number of ways and there is no evidence this would deter antisocial behaviour.
Read our statement:
We believe this would negatively impact young people in a number of ways and there is no evidence this would deter antisocial behaviour.
Read our statement:
You can read the joint statement at our website here: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-an...
CYCJ and Community Justice Scotland Joint Statement - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice
Recently there have been some tragic events in Scotland involving children and young people. These are isolated incidents and within the context of much smaller numbers than we saw 20 years ago. We mu...
www.cycj.org.uk
June 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
You can read the joint statement at our website here: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-an...
On Day 2 of #YJConf25 CYCJ Practice Development Advisor Pamela Morrison will be contributing to the afternoon lightning talks and panel discussion. Pamela will bring her wealth of experience in social work, the third sector and restorative justice to this session.
June 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
On Day 2 of #YJConf25 CYCJ Practice Development Advisor Pamela Morrison will be contributing to the afternoon lightning talks and panel discussion. Pamela will bring her wealth of experience in social work, the third sector and restorative justice to this session.
We are off! We will be live posting here from #YJConf26 bringing you all the updates from across today’s events as we explore this year’s theme, ‘Diversity, Inequality and Justice.’ If you need help throughout, grab a member of the CYCJ team - they're wearing the purple lanyards!
June 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
We are off! We will be live posting here from #YJConf26 bringing you all the updates from across today’s events as we explore this year’s theme, ‘Diversity, Inequality and Justice.’ If you need help throughout, grab a member of the CYCJ team - they're wearing the purple lanyards!
📣New antisocial behaviour report calls for whole system change to make communities safer.
The Independent working group has 5 recommendations and 45 actions to prevent future antisocial action and provide a situational response to current behaviour.
New report here👇
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
The Independent working group has 5 recommendations and 45 actions to prevent future antisocial action and provide a situational response to current behaviour.
New report here👇
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
February 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
📣New antisocial behaviour report calls for whole system change to make communities safer.
The Independent working group has 5 recommendations and 45 actions to prevent future antisocial action and provide a situational response to current behaviour.
New report here👇
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
The Independent working group has 5 recommendations and 45 actions to prevent future antisocial action and provide a situational response to current behaviour.
New report here👇
www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
📣 Join us for our upcoming webinar
Hear from experts from CYCJ and CCYJR. They will consider approaches that can be used to avoid the use of remand.
🗓️ 9 September 2026
⏰ 12–1.30pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
#CYCJ #CCYJR #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights #Webinar
Hear from experts from CYCJ and CCYJR. They will consider approaches that can be used to avoid the use of remand.
🗓️ 9 September 2026
⏰ 12–1.30pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
#CYCJ #CCYJR #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights #Webinar
Select tickets – Alternatives to Custodial Remand for Children and Young People – Teams
Alternatives to Custodial Remand for Children and Young People – Teams, Wed 9 Sep 2026 - Summary In this joint webinar between the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) based…
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July 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
📣 Join us for our upcoming webinar
Hear from experts from CYCJ and CCYJR. They will consider approaches that can be used to avoid the use of remand.
🗓️ 9 September 2026
⏰ 12–1.30pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
#CYCJ #CCYJR #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights #Webinar
Hear from experts from CYCJ and CCYJR. They will consider approaches that can be used to avoid the use of remand.
🗓️ 9 September 2026
⏰ 12–1.30pm BST
🎟️ Register here - buff.ly/Z4qCIgm
#CYCJ #CCYJR #YouthJustice #ChildrensRights #Webinar
📣 We are looking for a Participation Advisor to join our team!
We're looking for someone who's experienced in delivering effective participation activity and engaging with stakeholders to support the participation strategy for CYCJ.
Find out more here👇:
www.cycj.org.uk/news/new-vac...
We're looking for someone who's experienced in delivering effective participation activity and engaging with stakeholders to support the participation strategy for CYCJ.
Find out more here👇:
www.cycj.org.uk/news/new-vac...
New Vacancy: Participation Advisor - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice
We are recruiting for a Participation Advisor to join our team. The post holder will support the participation strategy for CYCJ ensuring that we engage with a diverse group of stakeholders, includi...
www.cycj.org.uk
March 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
📣 We are looking for a Participation Advisor to join our team!
We're looking for someone who's experienced in delivering effective participation activity and engaging with stakeholders to support the participation strategy for CYCJ.
Find out more here👇:
www.cycj.org.uk/news/new-vac...
We're looking for someone who's experienced in delivering effective participation activity and engaging with stakeholders to support the participation strategy for CYCJ.
Find out more here👇:
www.cycj.org.uk/news/new-vac...
🔹 The Men Minds project, led by Dr Nina Vaswani (CYCJ), premiered a short film co-created with young people exploring young men’s mental health & access to research. Followed young men's reflections about their project involvement.
@weeneens.bsky.social cycjscotland.bsky.social www.menminds.org
@weeneens.bsky.social cycjscotland.bsky.social www.menminds.org
May 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🔹 The Men Minds project, led by Dr Nina Vaswani (CYCJ), premiered a short film co-created with young people exploring young men’s mental health & access to research. Followed young men's reflections about their project involvement.
@weeneens.bsky.social cycjscotland.bsky.social www.menminds.org
@weeneens.bsky.social cycjscotland.bsky.social www.menminds.org
Book now for @cycjscotland.bsky.social free upcoming webinars!
Covering a range of topics, CYCJ welcomes practitioners, policymakers, & anyone passionate about the welfare of children & young people to learn from and engage in these important conversations
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Covering a range of topics, CYCJ welcomes practitioners, policymakers, & anyone passionate about the welfare of children & young people to learn from and engage in these important conversations
www.tickettailor.com/events/child...
April 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Book now for @cycjscotland.bsky.social free upcoming webinars!
Covering a range of topics, CYCJ welcomes practitioners, policymakers, & anyone passionate about the welfare of children & young people to learn from and engage in these important conversations
www.tickettailor.com/events/child...
Covering a range of topics, CYCJ welcomes practitioners, policymakers, & anyone passionate about the welfare of children & young people to learn from and engage in these important conversations
www.tickettailor.com/events/child...
*Speaker announcement*
CYCJ Practice Development Advisor Donna McEwan will be joining the panel on Day 2 of #YJConf25 to offer up- to-date insights into criminal exploitation of children.
CYCJ Practice Development Advisor Donna McEwan will be joining the panel on Day 2 of #YJConf25 to offer up- to-date insights into criminal exploitation of children.
June 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
*Speaker announcement*
CYCJ Practice Development Advisor Donna McEwan will be joining the panel on Day 2 of #YJConf25 to offer up- to-date insights into criminal exploitation of children.
CYCJ Practice Development Advisor Donna McEwan will be joining the panel on Day 2 of #YJConf25 to offer up- to-date insights into criminal exploitation of children.
Fantastic to see our places of safety amendment accepted by the Scottish Parliament.🥳
This means police officers, once regulations have passed Parliament, and where appropriate, can take under 18s to a place of safety instead of police custody.
More information 👉: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
This means police officers, once regulations have passed Parliament, and where appropriate, can take under 18s to a place of safety instead of police custody.
More information 👉: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
March 20, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Fantastic to see our places of safety amendment accepted by the Scottish Parliament.🥳
This means police officers, once regulations have passed Parliament, and where appropriate, can take under 18s to a place of safety instead of police custody.
More information 👉: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
This means police officers, once regulations have passed Parliament, and where appropriate, can take under 18s to a place of safety instead of police custody.
More information 👉: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-we...
We look forward to working with our colleagues for the next three years to make these priorities happen.
March 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We look forward to working with our colleagues for the next three years to make these priorities happen.