Responding to Housing White Paper (2017)
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See Nacro’s response to Housing White Paper.
News
Urgent reform of Disclosure and Barring Service
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Nacro welcomes the Law Commission report on the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) filtering system, and fully supports recommendations for a wider review of the whole criminal records disclosure regime.
Government on Justice Committee Inquiry in young adults
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We are pleased that the Government recognises that young adults up to the age of 25 have distinct needs to those of children and older adults in the criminal justice system and, therefore, the need for a tailored approach. Read more.
Youth and criminal justice system should focus on resettlement
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Speaking at the public policy exchange symposium on Overcoming Prisoner Re-Offending Rates through Prison Reform, Jacob Tas highlighted how crucial changing individual and institutional perceptions of offenders is to breaking the cycle of criminality.
Support for ex-offenders report by Work Pensions Select Committee
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It is crucial that tailored support for ex-offenders is made consistently available from sentencing and placement into custody right through to release, in order to prevent increases in reoffending. Read more.
‘UK SAYS NO MORE’ anti-domestic violence and sexual assault
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Nacro has joined the anti-domestic violence and sexual assault campaign, UK SAYS NO MORE.
Government response to Charlie Taylor review
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See Nacro’s statement on Government response to Charlie Taylor review.
Youth Justice Convention 2016
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Last week, Nacro’s CEO, Jacob Tas, spoke on a panel discussion at the Annual Youth Justice Convention 2016, which took place in Milton Keynes.
Blue Light Project featured on ITV News
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See Nacro’s Blue Light Project feature on ITV News.
Does the youth justice system retraumatise young people?
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A new report from Beyond Youth Custody states that young people in the criminal youth justice system have a disproportionate amount of trauma in their backgrounds which must be identified and responded to effectively.