Standards for children in the youth justice system
These standards define the minimum expectation for all agencies that provide statutory services to ensure good outcomes for children in the youth justice system.
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These standards replace National Standards for Youth Justice Services (2013).
They aim to:
- provide a framework for youth justice practice and ensure that quality is maintained
- encourage and support innovation and good practice to improve outcomes for children who commit crime
- ensure that every child lives a safe and crime-free life, and makes a positive contribution to society
- align with the YJB’s Child First principle
- assist the YJB and inspectorates when they assess whether youth justice services are meeting their statutory requirements
These standards are set by the Secretary of State for Justice on the advice of the YJB.
Also included is the Public Sector Equality Duty assessment of these standards.
Standards self assessment
We also provide a standards self-assessment tool to be used by all youth justice services, strategic partners and management boards to assess performance against Standard 2: At Court.
This must be used by all partnerships for the audit of this standard, to be submitted to the Youth Justice Board by 30 October 2023.
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These standards replace National Standards for Youth Justice Services (2013).
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First published.