Youth Justice Board News
YOUTH JUSTICE BOARD ![]() The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) is an executive non-departmental public body, which oversees the youth justice system in England and Wales. The areas covered at the Youth Justice Board include:
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![]() Ł2m to help divert vulnerable young people from crimeThe government is investing two million pounds into point of arrest liaison and diversion schemes for youth justice across England. ![]() YJB website closingAs part of the Government´s ongoing project to reduce the number of websites it provides, the YJB website is closing on 4 April. ![]() Future looks rosy for girl offenders thanks to Pink ProjectYoung women who offend in Nottinghamshire are being helped back on to the right track by a specially designed, crime-busting programme. ![]() YJB welcomes drop in youth reoffending data published today by the Ministry of JusticeThe statistics show that since 2000 the overall proportion of young offenders who reoffended dropped by 3.3 percentage points from 40.2 per cent to 36.9 per cent. Between 2008 and 2009 it decreased by 0.4 percentage points from 37.3 per cent to 36.9 per cent. ![]() YJB website closing end of MarchAs part of the Government´s ongoing project to reduce the number of websites it provides, the YJB website is closing on 31 March. ![]() Future of youth justice in the spotlight at London forumThe future of the youth justice system was in the spotlight when the chief executive of the YJB addressed a national conference in London. ![]() Youth Justice Board commits to improve practice in response to children and young people’s viewsThe routine use of full searches will stop across the secure estate, there will be a review of the criteria used to separate young people in custody to manage problems that arise, complaints will be handled more fairly and effectively and work will be undertaken with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the Samaritans to improve the young people’s access to helpline services. ![]() Kent congratulated, as young people turn their backs on crimeFrances Done, chair of the YJB, was impressed by the ground-breaking work helping young people turn their backs on crime, while visiting Kent Youth Offending Service. ![]() Fall in proven offences by young people in the North EastProven offences by young people in the North East fell by nearly 30 per cent last year, according to the latest government statistics. Next Page | Last Page | |
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RECENT NEWS SUMMARY All News ListingSubmit Your Film New Board members appointed Launch of eAsset In Castington and New Hall YJB Chief Executive to speak at Welsh conference Moving Forward - Good Practice in Youth Courts - presentations Future commissioning for YJB beds in England and Wales Rectification notices on Oakhill Secure Training Centre lifted EAGER Bids YJB welcomes ten-year youth strategy |

