The YJB today publishes
Youth Justice: The Scaled Approach to support youth offending teams (YOTs) in their preparation for the biggest improvements to youth justice in almost a decade.
The Scaled Approach framework means young people who have offended will receive interventions better tailored to meet their specific needs according to their risk of reoffending or serious harm to others.
The Scaled Approach accommodates changes resulting from the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and in particular the Youth Rehabilitation Order (YRO) likely to be implemented in October next year. It has been published on our publications page as a post-consultation draft to give YOTs and partners likely to be affected ample time to prepare. A major external consultation process brought in over 130 responses. These have been carefully considered and we have today published a summary of responses received [205 Kb PDF, opens in new window] that also details how these responses have been taken into account.
Brendan Finegan, YJB Director of Strategy, said:
“On publishing this post-consultation version we are taking the first steps in supporting YOTs deliver the youth justice provisions due out next year, in particular the YRO. This Scaled Approach is the result of a massive consultation with YOTs and our partner agencies. Its individualised approach is designed to help young people who have offended reduce their involvement in crime in the future and improve the outcomes for young people known to the youth justice system.”
Click to read more about the Scaled Approach, where the new framework document can also be downloaded.
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Notes to editors
- The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) oversees the youth justice system in England and Wales. We work to prevent offending and reoffending by children and young people under the age of 18, and to ensure that custody for them is safe, secure, and addresses the causes of their offending behaviour.
- Specifically, we advise the Secretary of State on the operation of, and standards for, the youth justice system; monitor the performance of the youth justice system; purchase places for, and place, children and young people remanded or sentenced to custody; identify and promote effective practice; make grants to local authorities or other bodies to support the development of effective practice; commission research and publish information.
- It has been ten years since the first reforms to the youth justice system in 1998. Click to view our interactive timeline that charts the history of these reforms.