Closed consultation

Oversight and funding of youth justice services

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 17 July 2026
• Last updated: 31 July 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

We are analysing your feedback

Visit this page again soon to download the outcome to this public feedback.

Summary

A consultation on proposals for a new performance and oversight framework for youth justice services, and reforms to how they are funded.

This consultation ran from
10am on 17 July 2026 to 11:59pm on 11 September 2026

Consultation description

This consultation sets out proposals to create a more coherent approach to overseeing youth justice services, with clearer expectations, stronger partnership accountability and a more proportionate approach to reporting.

We are also consulting on reforms to the way youth justice services are funded to ensure funding is allocated more fairly and reflects local need.

We propose undertaking reforms in two phases:

1. from April 2027: introducing a new national performance and oversight framework
2. from April 2029: reforming the approach to how youth justice services are funded

Documents

Oversight and funding of youth justice services: consultation document

HTML

Oversight and funding of youth justice services: consultation document (PDF)

PDF, 1.49 MB, 55 pages

Oversight and funding of youth justice services: consultation document (Welsh language - Cymraeg)

PDF, 1.68 MB, 57 pages

Published 17 July 2026

Last updated 31 July 2026 — Show all updates

1. 31 July 2026

   Welsh language version of consultation added

2. 30 July 2026

   Supporting images added to HTML

3. 29 July 2026

   Consultation has been published in HTML

4. 17 July 2026

   First published.