A leading child abuse lawyer has said the way some teenage detention centre inmates were treated in the 1970s and 1980s could be officially classed as torture. David Greenwood, who has acted for ...

Young criminals should be sent to “secure colleges” similar to modern-day borstals to be rehabilitated, the Justice Secretary will announce. Chris Grayling will say incarcerating child offenders and ...

A number of correspondents have recently criticised the lack of action by Sussex Police. The blame does not lie with the police. Those of us who are the wrong side of 50 would not have dared cheek a ...

When it came to schools it once used to be "Education, education, education". That was Tony Blair's mantra. David Cameron came out with a new one this week, "Behaviour, behaviour, behaviour". Article ...

Bold plans to revive the long-defunct Borstal system for young offenders were outlined by a government quango yesterday. Bold plans to revive the long-defunct Borstal system for young offenders were ...

The biggest public inquiry into child abuse ever held in the UK has begun its first public hearings in Northern Ireland. The Historical Institutional Abuse, external Inquiry (HIA) is examining abuse ...

Jails which hold children and young offenders should be replaced by a new generation of borstals, according to a Government report. A network of "secure schools" should be built to house underage ...

London mayor Boris Johnson has called for rioting and looting youngsters to be sent to tough units specialising in dealing with unruly children. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

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Sir Anthony Hart said victims could feel satisfied their experiences were being listened to Victims have waited years to tell their stories, senior counsel to the biggest public inquiry into child ...

The most wide-ranging inquiry into institutional child abuse undertaken in the UK has opened in Northern Ireland. The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) is examining claims of sexual abuse, ...