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National Youth Justice Conference 2026 - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice Conference registration is now open! Secure your place by clicking here. We will be returning to the Stirling Court Hotel on the 17 and 18 June for two days of plenary speakers, workshops and stalls,…

Deadline for applications for workshops and marketing stalls is Friday 3, April 2026.

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You can share your work with the delegates of the National Youth Justice Conference 2026 by hosting a workshop or marketing stall!

This year we particularly encourage applications from organisations that represent marginalised and minoritorised communities.

Book your tickets now for the National Youth Justice Conference!

We have a fantastic line up of speakers who will be examining this year's theme: Diversity, Inequality and Justice.

🗓️ 17 & 18 June
📍 Stirling Court Hotel, Stirling

Tickets available now via our website: buff.ly/prOOIom

Select tickets – Upholding the rights of children appearing at court – Teams Upholding the rights of children appearing at court – Teams, Mon 30 Mar 2026 - Summary: Join us for the launch of the Children’s Right’s at Court Guidance Toolkit.The Guidance Toolkit, developed…

Places are FREE, available via TicketTailor:
🗓️ Monday, 30 March 2026
⏰ 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM BST
💻 MS Teams

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Our next webinar will launch the children's rights at court guidance toolkit!

Join CYCJ practice development advisors Debbie Nolan and Karen Suzsek for our next webinar, Upholding the rights of children appearing at court.

Wishing all our friends and colleagues a happy International Women's Day! Today we recognise the contribution of all women who work tirelessly to strive for rights-respecting justice for children and young people.

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #RightsRespectingJustice

📣 Keynote speakers Andrew Nichols-Clarke and Nancy Loucks will also be joining us at this year's conference!

They will draw on their experience to explore this year’s theme: Diversity, Inequality and Justice.

Don’t miss out and be sure to book your tickets soon 👇
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In case you missed it - tickets for the National Youth Justice Conference 2026 are now on sale! We will be joined by a brilliant line up of speakers, so don't delay securing your place! Find out more and book tickets here: buff.ly/prOOIom

Join us as we look back on 13 years of CYCJ with a blog from director Fiona Dyer. From influencing landmark legislation to the ground breaking ways that we affect change, this blog reflects on some of our achievements, and how we will prepare for what may come in years ahead.

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Director Fiona Dyer spoke to BBC Scotland on Friday about the new dispersal zones planned for Glasgow, and the unintended consequences of applying these to children and young people.

🎧 Forward to 1hr 15 minutes in to hear her interview:

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CYCJ calls for the new dispersal zones in Glasgow to be halted - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) is calling for an urgent rethink of the new dispersal zones which came into effect in Glasgow city centre yesterday. Running from St Vincent P...

We need an urgent rethink of Glasgow's new dispersal zones.

These could put some vulnerable children and young people at risk of harm. Instead, we need to work with children and young people to make the city centre safer for everyone.

Read our full statement: www.cycj.org.uk/news/cycj-ca...

The February eBulletin is out now! Check it out for a whole host of updates - including the link to register for this year's #YJConf26, workshop and marketing stall applications and more!

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Text at the left hand side - "Our new State of Children's Rights Report is out - a practical resource to help Scotland's workforce implement a children's human rights approach." with a circle at the bottom right. 5 connecting icons - a hand, branch, two people sitting on a bench, a lightening bolt and a person raising their hand. Together logo. Graphic.

🎉News just dropped for anyone passionate about children's human rights!

New State of Children’s Rights Report is out - a practical resource to help Scotland’s workforce packed with case studies to inspire action #SOCRR2026

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We are proud to feature in @‌Together's new State of Children's Rights Report 2026

Our case study demonstrates what it means to make children’s rights real in law, policy, practice – & crucially – culture. #SOCRR2026

We’re delighted to be here at #SVRUConf2026 listening to fantastic speakers and panels. Associate @carlenefirmin.bsky.social gave a thought provoking keynote on contextual safeguarding and we’re looking forward to the rest of the day and hearing from Iain Corbett during a panel this afternoon.

Today is #CareDay2026 - the world's biggest celebration of children, young people and adults with experience of care.
We're proud to say we're #ConnectedByCare, celebrating all of Scotland's diverse connections to care through lived experience, family, friends, work and community 💙

Select tickets – The Pickle in the Jar and Other Stories: Thinking with Stories from Boys Who Have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviour ... – Teams The Pickle in the Jar and Other Stories: Thinking with Stories from Boys Who Have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviour ... – Teams, Wed 4 Mar 2026 - The Pickle in the Jar and Other Stories: Thinking…

Warning: This will discuss harmful sexual behaviour, child sexual abuse and other forms of harm that impact children, young people, families and communities. These are complex, distressing and sensitive issues. Please attend only if it feels right for you and take breaks as needed.

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Next up in the Winter/Spring webinar series, we're hearing from Dr Lynne Cairns:

The Pickle in the Jar and Other Stories: Thinking with Stories from Boys Who Have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviour about Safety, Risk and Children’s Rights.

They will be examining some of the key structural, social and systemic challenges that impact on how children in conflict with the law experience the justice system, drawing on Scottish and UK wide evidence and practice experience.

We look forward to hearing their presentations in June!

Announcing National Youth Justice Conference 2026 keynote speakers!

We are delighted that by Luke Billingham and Clare Allely will be speaking this year.

This session gives learning and development and people managers the opportunity to ask questions about the eLearning platform, and how it can support workforce development across various roles and skills levels.

Book now: buff.ly/BDIwKTc

🗓️ Tue 24 Feb 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM GMT
📍 MS Teams

Reminder that we're running an information session all about our eLearning platform!

At this short info session, you can hear more about the online learning modules we have to offer and how you can embed them in your organisation's learning and development programme.

We've updated our Winter/Spring webinar series! To browse all upcoming sessions and book your free place, head to TicketTailor:
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The National Youth Justice conference 2026 will be held on 17 & 18 June! Keep your eyes peeled this month for details of keynote speakers, workshop & stall opportunities - and dates for tickets going LIVE for sale - coming soon!

Sign up to our eBulletin to be the first in the know: buff.ly/dx0cbzo

Short-term prisoner release call for views - CYCJ response - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice Overview The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s call for views on the short-term release of some prisoners; this…

We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s call for views on the short-term release of some prisoners; this includes the release of some under-18s in secure care on justice grounds.

Read the full response at our website here:

🚨 Workshop applications for our Justice Conference in June close soon 🚨 on Friday 13 February - form and submission details here: socialworkscotland.org/sws-events/j...

CYCJ response to Justice that Works report of the Scottish Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice very much welcomes the report published today by the Scottish Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission.   The Justice that Works report sets out the…

We are pleased to see the need for early intervention and prevention being highlighted in this report, and hope to see continued support for community based options for rehabilitation.

Read our full response at our website here: buff.ly/YYDjcXg

The Justice that Works report has been published today. It sets out a number of key recommendations, including our call for the Whole System Approach to be extended to under 25s, and our work on making restorative justice consistently available across Scotland.

New FREE E-Learning module: Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 - What you need to know - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice CYCJ are delighted to launch another eLearning module to learners this month free of charge. We have developed this instance of learning to raise awareness about the legislative changes made by the…

Free E-Learning 📣

The Children (Care and Justice)(Scotland) Act 2024 - what you need to know E-Learning module is out now and available for you to access.

This course is useful for a whole range of professionals - find out more here:

Save the date for the National Youth Justice Conference 2026! - Children and Young People's Centre for Justice The 2026 Youth Justice Conference, delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government and the National Youth Justice Advisory Group, will take place in Stirling on the 17th and 18th June 2026.…

Mark your calendars 🗓️ - the date for the National Youth Justice conference 2026, brought to you in partnership with Scottish Government and NYJAG is the 17th and 18th of June!

This year’s theme is Diversity, Inequality, and Justice.

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