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The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is sharing its Knife Crime Insights Pack to add context to the YJB’s Annual Statistics which include data on knife crime and offensive weapons.
The Youth Justice Annual Statistics for 2023 to 2024 were published today. There are fewer first time entrants and children in custody, but court delays remain a concern.
A blog by Keith Fraser, YJB Chair and Board Champion for Over-Represented Children.
Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from knife crime.
An innovative recycling project has helped to create a new mock courtroom allowing law students to get a taste of the Crown court.
Anti-racism resources released as part of a YJB-funded initiative have launched to raise awareness of adultification in the youth justice system.
Young adults who fall victim to crime will be better supported through a new Government campaign.
YJB Chair Keith Fraser reflects on White Ribbon Day, an international campaign which calls for the elimination of violence against women and girls.
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) responds to HM Inspectorate of Prison’s Children in Custody Report
YJB Board Member Susannah Hancock has been commissioned to lead an independent review into the placement of girls in custody.
Susannah Hancock will carry out an independent review of the placement of girls in the children and young people’s secure estate.
YJB Board member Louise Shorter discusses Child First with Professor Neal Hazel.
Jacob Sakil, YJB Board Member and race champion reflects on Black History Month, identity, and how he's showing up for Black children in youth justice.
Around 30 schoolchildren aged between 14 and 16 years took over courtroom 10 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 14 October 2024, as part of an initiative to highlight the dangers and consequences of carrying and usi…
YJB Chief Executive, Steph Roberts-Bibby reflects on her visit to the UK's first secure school and its unique focus on education, healthcare and wellbeing.
Keith Fraser, Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) on the extraordinary achievements of Black individuals and the challenges they continue to face.
A statement from YJB Chief Executive, Steph Roberts-Bibby on HM Inspectorate of Prisons' report on the separation of children in young offender institutions.
A statement from Keith Fraser, Chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), on the recent violent disorder seen across the UK.
Steph Roberts-Bibby, the CEO of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), talking about the YJB's new values - what they are, why we have them and how they will be embedded.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Chair of the YJB, Keith Fraser, sets out the objectives in the YJB's new Strategic Plan 2024-27.
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