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Government responds to youth justice reports
The Government has formally responded to two key reports on youth justice by the Audit Commission and the Public Accounts Committee.
17 December 2004
The report by the Audit Commission, Youth Justice 2004: a review of the reformed youth justice system, found that the new system was “a considerable improvement on the old one” and “a good model for delivering public services”.
The Public Accounts Committee report Youth Offending: the delivery of community and custodial sentences was published in October and draws on the National Audit Office analysis of the youth justice system.
The responses presented to Parliament set out plans in response to the reports, including actions to be undertaken by the Youth Justice Board. They can be downloaded here: