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September 2025 E-Bulletin
Welcome to the September 2025 edition of CYCJ’s E-Bulletin! This month, we bring you the latest updates on Scotland’s youth justice policy and practice, as
CYCJ Webinar: LGBTQ+ informed care and treatment in women’s prisons: Tentative lessons for youth justice
Summary: This presentation will explore some of the findings from a study about LGBTQ+ pains of imprisonment, including bullying and discrimination, a lack of specific
August 2025 E-Bulletin
Welcome to the August 2025 edition of CYCJ’s E-Bulletin! This month, we bring you the latest updates on Scotland’s youth justice policy and practice, as
CYCJ Webinar: Launching the Criminal Exploitation of Children (CEC) Framework for Practice
Summary: In this webinar, Donna McEwan CYCJ Practice Development Advisor and Sharon Mciver Action for Children Director Child Criminal Exploitation are joined by Holly Bird,
The Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) Bill – CYCJ Response August 2025
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) very much welcomes the opportunity to respond to the call for views by the Education, Children
Criminal Exploitation of Children (CEC) Framework for Practice
This Framework is designed for multi-agency professionals across Scotland involved in identifying, supporting, and protecting children at risk of or experiencing criminal exploitation, including: Social
Creative Conversations Episode 17
In this episode of Creative Conversations, Communications and Engagement Advisor, Katya Allcott was joined by Fiona Dyer and Lorraine Gillies to discuss their work as
July E-Bulletin
Welcome to the July 2025 edition of CYCJ’s E-Bulletin! This month, we bring you the latest updates on Scotland’s youth justice policy and practice, as
Policy Paper – Ending the overcriminalisation of children and young people in Scotland
We have produced a policy paper setting out key steps which can be taken to end the overcriminalisation of children both now and after the
