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The Youth Justice Agency aims to make communities safer by helping children to stop offending. The Agency works with children aged 10-17 years who have offended or are at serious risk of offending. Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland is...
These standards define the minimum expectation for all agencies that provide statutory services to ensure good outcomes for children in the youth justice system.
Guidance for youth offending teams on how to tailor the intensity of interventions for children.
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 .
The Youth Justice Sports Fund provides funding to local sport schemes, to support young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has commissioned a review of the youth justice system in England and Wales.
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)
Youth justice statistics.
Youth offending teams work with young people that get into trouble with the law, are arrested, or taken to court, and help them stay away from crime.
Contact details for youth justice services in Wales.
Contact details for youth justice services in Yorkshire and Humberside.
A blog by Keith Fraser, YJB Chair and Board Champion for Over-Represented Children.
Turnaround is a youth early intervention programme led by the Ministry of Justice.
Youth Justice Board (YJB) guidance for youth justice services on how to produce a youth justice plan.
How the Youth Custody Service places a young person in custody, and how to question a placement decision.
Keith Fraser describes the achievements of youth justice and his thoughts on what the future may hold for the system after 25 years.
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