Criminal Justice
The Year In Youth Justice (2021/22)
The Youth Justice Board Annual Report highlights the key trends for children in contact with the justice system.
21st October 2022
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The Youth Justice Board Annual Report highlights the key trends for children in contact with the justice system.
Youth Justice Board Annual Report for 2020/21 shows main trends.
New YJB data confirms Black children are still more likely to be arrested, held in custody on remand and receive harsher penalties.
The new HM Prison and Probation Service will take over responsibility of youth custody from the Youth Justice Board whose new chair will be Charlie Taylor.
The review has been met with some scepticism among seasoned justice commentators such as Rob Allen who are surprised at the exclusions and wonder if the review is an excuse to finally go through with the abolition of the Youth Justice Board. The next few months will be a good test of Mr Gove’s pledge to build a new justice system based on the evidence.
It’s my depressing conclusion that much of the YJB’s meticulous work to prevent any more children dying in custody may be undone by the creation of large Secure Colleges such as the initial 320 bed institution currently under development in Leicestershire.
