YJB business plan, 2020 to 2021
Business plan for the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB).
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The Youth Justice Board has published its business plan for 2020 to 2021.
This document sets out important areas of focus for the organisation which will help it achieve its aim of delivering change and helping children turn away from crime. It has set the following five priority areas:
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to strengthen and enhance the delivery of statutory functions
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to see a youth justice system that sees children as children first, and offenders second
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to see an improvement in the standards of custody for children and promote further rollout of constructive resettlement
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to influence the youth justice system to treat children fairly and reduce over-representation
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to see a reduction in serious youth violence and child criminal exploitation