National statistics

Youth justice statistics: 2020 to 2021

Youth justice annual statistics for 2020 to 2021 for England and Wales.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Youth Justice Statistics: 2020 to 2021 (print ready)

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Youth Justice Statistics: 2020 to 2021 infographic

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Youth Justice Statistics: 2020 to 2021 additional annexes

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Youth Justice Statistics: 2020 to 21 supplementary tables

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Local level pivot tables

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Local level open data

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Local data mapping tool: youth justice maps

Details

These statistics concentrate on the flow of children (aged 10-17) through the youth justice system in England and Wales. The data described comes from various sources including the Home Office (HO), Youth Custody Service (YCS), Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Youth Justice Services and youth secure estate providers. The report is produced by the Information and Analysis Team in the Youth Justice Board (YJB) under the direction of the Chief Statistician in the MOJ.

Details of the number of children arrested are provided along with proven offences, criminal history, characteristics of children, details of the number of children sentenced, those on remand, those in custody, reoffending and behaviour management.

The report is published, along with supplementary tables for each chapter, additional annexes, local level data, including in an open and accessible format, an infographic and local level maps.

Pre-release access

Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons (reflecting the cross-departmental responsibility for children committing crime and reoffending):

Ministry of Justice

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Secretary of State for Prisons Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation, Permanent Secretary, Chief Statistician, Director of Data and Analytical Services Directorate, Head of Reducing Reoffending and Probation Data & Statistics, Head of Youth Custody Policy, Deputy Director for Youth Justice Policy, Policy adviser - Youth Justice Policy, Reoffending and Probation Statistics Lead - Data and Analytical Services Directorate, Team Leader, PNC/Criminal Histories Team and the relevant special advisers, private secretaries, statisticians and press officers.

Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)

CEO, HMPPS and Second Permanent Secretary, Executive Director of the Youth Custody Service,Head of Quality, Performance, Information, Governance/Briefing at the Youth Custody Service, the Head of Information Team at the Youth Custody Service, Head of Strategy at the Youth Custody Service and relevant statisticians.

Home Office

Head of Police Power Statistics and relevant private secretary.

YJB

Chair, Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Head of Information and Analysis and the relevant statisticians and communication officers.

Published 27 January 2022