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Standards for children in the youth justice system

News story

New standards set out YJB's child first approach

New standards for children in the youth justice system are published today.

Youth justice statistics

National Statistics

Youth Justice statistics: 2017 to 2018

Youth Justice annual statistics for 2017 to 2018 for England and Wales.

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Strategic Plan 2018‒21

Corporate report

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Strategic Plan 2018‒21

The Youth Justice Board’s (YJB) strategic plan covers the period 2018 to 2021.

Reparation

Statutory guidance

Referral orders

Guidance on how to deal with children on referral orders.

Latest from the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

  1. How to use reports
    • Guidance
  2. Youth offending teams: Wales
    • Detailed guide
  3. How to support parents of children in the youth justice system
    • Guidance

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What the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales does

We are a non-departmental public body responsible for overseeing the youth justice system in England and Wales.

YJB is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.

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Services

  1. Request additional licence conditions
    • Form
  2. What happens if your child gets in trouble with the police
    • Answer
See all services

Guidance and regulation

  1. How to use reports
    • Guidance
  2. Youth offending teams: Wales
    • Detailed guide
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Charlie Taylor reappointed as Chair of YJB
    • News story
  2. New standards set out YJB's child first approach
    • News story
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Youth Justice statistics: 2017 to 2018
    • National statistics
  2. An evaluation of the YJB's case level ethnic disproportionality toolkit
    • Research
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Revised national standards for children in the youth justice system 2019
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Working Together to Safeguard Children: revisions to statutory guidance
    • Consultation outcome
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the oversight of youth justice services across England and Wales
    • Corporate report
  2. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Strategic Plan 2018‒21
    • Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

Colin Allars
Colin Allars
Chief Executive, Youth Justice Board
Charlie Taylor
Charlie Taylor
Chair, Youth Justice Board

Contact YJB

Youth Justice Board head office

Youth Justice Board head office
70 Petty France
London
SW1H 9EX
United Kingdom

Email

YJB.Enquiries@yjb.gov.uk

General enquiries

020 3334 5300

Youth Justice Board Cymru

Wales division support
4-6 Orchard Street
Swansea
SA1 5AG
United Kingdom

Enquiries

01792 478 379

Youth Justice Board media enquiries

Clive House
70 Petty France
London
United Kingdom
SW1H 9EX
United Kingdom

Press office

020 3334 3536

For out-of-hours queries

07659 173 270

Youth Custody Service Placement Team

Contact Form: Youth Custody Service Placement Team

Main number

0345 36 36 36 3

To contact the team for custody placement and information, please use the relevant Secure eMail address using this link.

Youth Justice Board business areas in England

Contact Form: Youth Justice Board business areas in England

Use this link to find the contact details for the business areas in England.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Youth Justice Board Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information Team
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
102 Petty France
London

SW1H 9AJ
United Kingdom

Email

enquiries@yjb.gov.uk

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Jobs and contracts

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