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A blog by Keith Fraser, YJB Chair and Board Champion for Over-Represented Children.
These standards define the minimum expectation for all agencies that provide statutory services to ensure good outcomes for children in the youth justice system.
Contact details for youth justice services in the Midlands.
Information on what happens when a child is arrested, including advice and what to consider at the police station, appropriate adults and when a child appears in court.
A list of some of the terms used in this manual and their definitions.
Information on the types of assessment, how to undertake one and what you should consider. It includes information on undertaking assessments to inform intervention plans, reviewing, AssetPlus as well as some specialist asse…
Advice and information on how to work with children in contact with the youth justice system. It covers building relationships, supervision, developing interventions, meeting different needs, safeguarding, work with victims,…
Contact details for youth justice services in the East of England.
Youth justice annual statistics for 2021 to 2022 for England and Wales.
Contact details for youth justice services in the North East of England and Cumbria.
Steph Roberts-Bibby, the CEO of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), talking about the YJB's new values - what they are, why we have them and how they will be embedded.
Contact details for youth justice services in the South West of England.
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)
Contact details for youth justice services in Yorkshire and Humberside.
Youth Justice Board (YJB) guidance for youth justice services on how to produce a youth justice plan.
Susannah Hancock, Youth Justice Board Member, sets out the case for prevention and diversion in youth justice.
By Professor Neal Hazel, YJB Board Member and Chair of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Salford.
A guide to youth justice statistics which covers the annual youth justice statistics and the monthly youth custody data.
By Sharon Gray, YJB Board Member, Education Consultant at Wholehearted Learning and former Head Teacher of special and mainstream schools.
How to understand the implications and arrangements when working with a child from another area. It includes information on what to do when a child who is looked after is placed out of area.
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