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Rules on the physical restraint of children breach international law
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The Children’s Legal Centre (a national charity dedicated to the promotion and implementation of children’s rights - see www.childrenslegalcentre.com ) was instructed by the Children’s Commissioner to intervene in the case of R (C) v the Secretary of State for Justice in the Court of Appeal and the Divisional Court.
The case of C, which the Court of Appeal recognised as a test case, concerned the legality of the Government’s amendments to the Secure Training Centre Rules, which extended the situations in which staff could use physical restraint on children.
The Court ordered that the Amendment Rules should be quashed and that the amendments violated Articles 3 (right to be protected against torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) and the right to private life under Article 8. |
28 Jul 2008 by George Matthews
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Directory of Emerging Practice YJB Good Practice Materials.
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Restorative Justice Intervention - undertaken by a young person in custody following an incident involving physical intervention - An example of best practice materials ( templates, policies, procedural documents ) can be found by visiting the YJB web site on www.yjb.gov.uk and going to the professional section and then click onto the section for Directory of Emerging Practice. Or copy and paste the following link into your address bar:
http://www.yjb.gov.uk/dep/productView.aspx?id=94&entity=Product#Gridview |
28 Jul 2008 by George Matthews
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Advanced Courses Benefits, Strengths and Comments:
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See eligibility criteria for application form, dates & costs details in the training options section on the Home Page. Tutors can register on line for Advanced courses. See training options. Tutors applying for advanced training will not need to attend their intermediate tutor refresher course, as the advanced 4 day course will also refresh their key intermediate skills. |
17 Jul 2008 by George Matthews
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New law backs 'have-a-go' heroes
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New laws coming into force (July 15th, 2008 ) will give homeowners and 'have-a-go' heroes defending themselves greater confidence, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said today.
The self defence provisions of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 will make clear to the public, prosecutors and the police that those who use reasonable force to protect themselves or others should not be prosecuted. As long as they use no more force than absolutely necessary, people should have confidence that the law will support them, so long as:
they acted instinctively
they feared for their safety or that of others, and acted based on their perception of the threat faced and the scale of that threat
they acted to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained
the level of force used was not excessive or disproportionate in the circumstances as they viewed them. |
16 Jul 2008 by George Matthews
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Safeguarding Children Report Published 8 July 2008.
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The third joint chief inspectors’ review of arrangements to safeguard children was led by Ofsted on behalf of the eight inspectorates involved in regulating and inspecting services for children and young people.
The review looked at arrangements for safeguarding children and young people in four key areas:
• how effective are existing safeguarding systems and frameworks
• the wider safeguarding role of public services
• how well vulnerable groups of children and young people are safeguarded, including asylum-seeking children, children in secure settings, looked after children and children treated by health services
• how well the relevant agencies deal with child protection concerns.
It found that much has changed since the last report was published in 2005. There is evidence of improvements in children’s services and in outcomes for children and young people. Most children feel safe, and are safe, in their homes and communities.
However, some children are still not being well served. These children need particular attention to make sure that they are properly safeguarded. As in 2005, this includes some children who are looked after, children who are asylum seekers and children and young people in secure settings.
The report includes recommendations for all the agencies, local authorities, Local Safeguarding Children Boards and government departments that provide services for children.
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11 Jul 2008 by George Matthews
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Response and Responsibilities - A document Setting Standards of Competency in relation to Ground Holds
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For organisations that are using TT Ground Recovery Holds our publication: “Response and Responsibilities” outlines the Team Teach required and recommended standards that will help safeguard services and people working in the higher risk environments where ground holds may be necessary.
Individuals and organisations can order the publication by visiting the following web site: See http://www.steaming-training.co.uk/ |
17 May 2008 by George Matthews
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Restraint & Risk Reduction - How Safe is Your Service?
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The documents: “Restraint and Risk Reduction” (mainstream & special services versions) can be found on the Home Page within the “Lets Share” Area Section Team-Teach Information and Resources and the tutor share area -see tutor log in- of the TT web site.
These documents can be used as a tool by leadership and management to calculate their “risk descriptor” and produce an action plan towards reducing restraint and risk in their service settings. |
17 May 2008 by George Matthews
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The Government’s response to Coroners’ recommendations following the inquests of Gareth Myatt and Adam Rickwood
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The Government’s response to Coroners’ recommendations following the inquests of Gareth Myatt and Adam Rickwood can be found by copying and pasting the following link into your address bar:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/actionplan/response-coroners-inquest-web.pdf
The report takes the form of an action plan with Coroner's recommendation, work completed, work outstanding and timescale being the areas commented on.
It is a live document that acknowledges " We still have further to go before we achieve all that we have set out to do, but we believe good progress has been made in a number of areas to ensure that similar tragedies in custody are prevented wherever possible" ( Page 3) |
17 May 2008 by George Matthews
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Safeguards For All: Policy Underpinning Practice.
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Team Teach advocates that services should include in their policy a statement that reflects the working realities and likely consequences when individuals are involved in an incident involving use of force. See below. The following statement should be made both in local & corporate policy: “Team-Teach techniques seek to avoid injury to the service user, but it is possible that bruising or scratching may occur accidentally, and these are not to be seen necessarily as a failure of professional technique, but a regrettable and infrequent side effect of ensuring that the service user remains safe”. (George Matthews - Director)
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21 Apr 2008 by George Matthews
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Children's Views on Restraint
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The Ofstead Report: Children’s messages on care ( Including their views on restraint ) A report by Roger Morgan, the Children’s Rights Director for England. Also a TT development regarding the voice and views of children. |
04 Feb 2008 by George Matthews
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