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1/ 🚨 New briefing: We break down the @UN_CERD Concluding Observations on the UK, with a focus on the impact on racialised children. 🧵

Remember people it was JENGbA that took legal action against the Crown Prosecution Service with the help of Liberty lawyers. It was OUR campaigning that unravelled the extreme discrimination & #racism #jointenterprise inflicts daily on men, women & children daily. It was us that did that 👇🏽👇🏽

'Youth Offending in Context: Challenges and Solutions' is now available from Routledge Books routledge.com/Youth-Offendin… Loughborough University PR Loughborough Research Lboro Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy Prof Neal Hazel Youth Justice Board Diana Johns AYJ NAYJ Tweets Roger Smith Dr. Anne-Marie Day Nuffield Foundation

New post 👇 We spoke to Kinetic_Gess, CEO of Kinetic Youth Ltd, about the challenges young people face moving from child to adult custody—and how youth work supports them through it. Read the full interview, part of our latest 'transitions' briefing: lnkd.in/e8cvKhMY

NEW! @crae_official has published a briefing summarising the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’s Concluding Observations on the UK. Read the Committee’s key concerns re: how racialised children are affected by UK laws/policies - bit.ly/425rD11

The decision to arm YOI staff with PAVA spray is dangerous, unjustified, and risks deepening disparities in the system. 37 orgs and individuals agree: the answer isn't more force—it’s more support. Custody must be a last resort. Read our full statement: 🔗 ayj.org.uk/news-content/p…

We’re proud to be one of 110+ orgs who backed this joint briefing from Children’s Rights Alliance for England, UNICEF UK & NSPCC for the Children’s Charities Coalition. Children's rights must be at the heart of policymaking. 📜bit.ly/42CRDkw

NEW: The View — reflections from our CEO Jess Mullen. It’s been a busy start to 2025: • Joint statement opposing PAVA spray • Members' meeting with Sir Nic Dakin MP • Published 'Adultifying Youth Custody' • And much more — read full update below: 🔗ayj.org.uk/news-content/t…

Brilliant little soundbite from Jess Mullen CEO of AYJ about the transformative power of care, reminding us all that a system that prioritises safety must also prioritise healing. For more on the AYJ’s work around alternatives to custody check out ayj.org.uk/news-content/a…

📺 Our CEO, Jess Mullen, just appeared on Channel 5 News to discuss youth custody. Not all of our points made it in, but this is key: The MoJ must commit to closing YOIs & STCs — and set out a long-term plan where custody is a last resort for children. 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=9qMbWZ…

🔵 AYJ MEMBERS’ MEETING & AGM 📅 18 June, 2–4pm (online) 📍 Members only – register: lu.ma/7e1x0jff Speakers incl. Keith Fraser, Desmond Brown, Gemma Abbott & Leon Smith. Not yet a member? If your org works in youth justice, we’d love to hear from you!

Keeping children safe and out of the justice system starts with ensuring children have the #BestStartinLife Together with 70+ orgs we’re urging Keir Starmer to support children and families from conception to reception at the #SpendingReview2025. buff.ly/RVogQQq

Today’s HMI Prisons report exposes how YOIs are failing to build trust between children and staff. Custody must only ever be a last resort, and when used, must prioritise children's wellbeing. It’s time to close YOIs & invest in Secure Children’s Homes. ayj.org.uk/news-content/c…

Great to hear from Keith Fraser at today’s AYJ 🗣️ “a one size fits all [youth justice system] fails too many children, and also fails victims” Also 🗣️ from Gemma Abbott The Howard League affirming our shared belief that “prison will never be the right place for a child”

Great to be at today’s Centre for Young Lives & BBC Children in Need panel, asking: what’s next for youth provision after the Spending Review? Lots of speakers, including Anne Longfield, Ben Lindsay OBE, Tafari Clarke, Tony Okotie, Josh Dean MP, and Spiral Skills CIO CEO Joel Balkwill.

At today’s #APPG event on Children in Police Custody, hosted by Michelle Welsh MP, we heard powerful, moving testimony from children about their experiences in custody. Their voices are a stark reminder of why children’s rights must be at the heart of any reform.

Come & work with us at Wandsworth YJS as the Reparation & ISS Coordinator 🚨 Role closes at midnight on Sunday (20th July) so be quick! 🚨 Pass it on please AYJ Keith Fraser Winston Goode Dr. Anne-Marie Day Michael O'Connor Nicky Hill jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/jobs/job/Repar…

We’re delighted to be partnering with Co-op Foundation on a 3-year project to reduce the harmful use of child custody. Together, we’ll draw on the strength of our collective memberships to push for policy and legislative change. 🔗ayj.org.uk/custody-as-a-l…

The Youth Justice Board just released the Youth Justice Charter. We were pleased to support members who fed into it. You can read it here: youthjusticecharter.campaign.gov.uk

🚨 Oakhill STC issued with an Urgent Notification after inspectors found “profoundly serious and systemic failures”. This follows another shocking report on Werrington YOI, where children were locked in for 22+ hours a day. Read our full comment here: ayj.org.uk/news-content/c…