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  • Feltham A is a young offender institution (YOI) for boys aged 15 to 18 and Feltham B is a Category C prison and YOI in London for men aged over 18.

  • Styal is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Wilmslow, Cheshire, for women aged 18 and over.

  • Wetherby is a young offender institution (YOI) in Yorkshire for children and young people aged 15 to 18.

  • New Hall is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Flockton, West Yorkshire, for women aged 18 and over.

  • Low Newton is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Brasside, near Durham, for women aged 18 and over.

  • Downview is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Sutton, Surrey, for women aged 18 and over.

  • Werrington is a young offender institution (YOI) in Staffordshire for children and young people aged 15 to 18.

  • These standards define the minimum expectation for all agencies that provide statutory services to ensure good outcomes for children in the youth justice system.

  • Contact details for youth justice services in Yorkshire and Humberside.

  • Contact details for youth justice services in the South West of England.

  • How to contact the Youth Custody Service Placement Team about a child or young person in, or sentenced to, custody

  • Contact details for youth justice services in the East of England.

  • From 1 April 2023 youth justice services will report on 10 new key performance indicators (KPIs) as part of improved monitoring by the Youth Justice Board (YJB)

  • Contact details for youth justice services in the North East of England and Cumberland.

  • How the Youth Custody Service places a young person in custody, and how to question a placement decision.

  • The Attorney General’s Youth Ambassadors Programme (YAP) is placing young people at the heart of promoting the rule of law across the UK.

  • The oversight, assurance and compliance framework that is used to monitor the performance of youth justice services.

  • Joint National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) and Youth Justice Board (YJB) guidance on the role of a YOT/YJS Police Officer.

  • Guidance on submitting applications to fly drones within Restricted Airspace at Prisons and Young Offender Institutions, effective from 25 January 2024.

  • Updated conditions of the youth justice core grant provided by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to local authorities