Membership
Members of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB), how they are appointed and board meeting minutes.
The Board has corporate responsibility for ensuring that the YJB fulfils its strategic objectives, which are agreed with the Secretary of State for Justice, and for ensuring the efficient and effective use of staff and other resources.
The Chair and board members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice.
Board members
Our board members bring in experience and knowledge of areas including:
- local councils
- voluntary sector
- youth justice and other youth services
- policing
- judiciary
- education
- health services
They are:
Keith Fraser (Chair)
In April 2020 Keith Fraser was appointed as Chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB). Prior to that he was a YJB board member. Keith is also the Non-Executive Director/Trustee at The Work Force Development Trust Limited, Advisor for the National Police Chiefs Council Digital Engagement Project for Young People, and Chair of Employability UK. Prior to this, Keith was a Superintendent and Chief Inspector in the West Midlands Police, having joined as a Constable, during which time he produced the 2016-19 Preventing Gang Involvement and Youth Violence strategy.
Keith also produced the business plan for City of Wolverhampton council where he was the Chair of the authority’s statutory Youth Offending Management Board. He led an innovative preventative project, targeting over 7,000 children and young adults, working with Sport England and was the Strategic Police Lead for the Princes Trust across the West Midlands.
Brian Tytherleigh
Brian was appointed as a YJB board member in September 2017. Brian has been a member of the Audit Risk Committee at the Children’s Commissioner for England since 2016. From 2006 to 2016, he has held positions as Director of Operations at the National College of Teaching and Leadership and as Director of Business Development & Performance at the Children’s Workforce Development Council.
Duwayne Brooks OBE
Duwayne is currently the Chair of Trustees at Juvenis, A charity dedicated to improving the lives of children, diverting those who may be vulnerable to crime, exclusion from school and exploitation. Duwayne has been instrumental in youth engagement within policing for over a decade and was an associate at the College of Policing, working on improving youth engagement within policing at a local level across England and Wales.
Duwayne has also held roles including member of the Metropolitan Police Stop and Search Strategy, Firearms and Taser Reference Groups as well as a Critical friend on Stop and Search at London Mayor’s Office of Policing and Crime. Duwayne has also served as an elected Councillor on Lewisham Council and spent 4 years as the lead member on the Safer Communities Board at the Local Government Association, leading on areas of work such as violence against women and girls (VAWG), Prevent, Probation, hate crime and antisocial behaviour.
Jacob Sakil
At the age of 16, Jacob was elected for a year’s tenure as Young Mayor of Lewisham. Since 2017 he has followed a career in Youth Work sharing his passion about ensuring children and young adults have an accessible and transparent avenue to engage in local democracy and civic life. Jacob is also the founder of American Bites start-up, Youth Justice Service representative and sits on the Business in the Community’s (BITC) Place Taskforce supporting the collaborative potential of business to strengthen communities around the UK.
Karin Phillips MBE
Karin is currently a school governor at a high school in Cardiff, where she serves as the lead governor for music, drama, and safeguarding. Previously, she held the position of vice chair on the governing body of a primary school. Following several years in medical research, she transitioned to the Government Statistical Service. She has held multiple positions within the Welsh Government, including the role of Deputy Director for Community Safety. In recognition of her contributions to Community Safety in Wales and to the community in Cardiff, she was honoured with the MBE in the 2014 New Year Honours List.
Louise Shorter
Louise is a journalist specialising in criminal justice. She founded the registered charity Inside Justice. She is a media presenter and expert contributor. She sits on the Board of Inside Time, a not-for-profit newspaper for prisoners and runs the Justice Project at the School of Law, University of East Anglia.
Phillip Bowen
Phil is Director of the Centre for Justice Innovation, leading the organisation and overseeing the implementation of its overarching strategy since 2012. During that time, he has been a policy fellow to 2 Lord Chancellors. Prior to running the Centre, Phil spent the majority of his career in the British civil service, working for the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, and as an adviser on criminal justice reform in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit.
Susannah Hancock
Susannah is the Chief Operating Officer for the National Fire Chiefs Council. She was previously Chief Executive of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) which represents PCCs and wider policing governance bodies across England and Wales. Before that she was Assistant Chief Executive of the national charity Victim Support, and Chief Executive for the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner in Essex. Between 2004-2008, she served as Head of London for the YJB.
Board meeting minutes
The Board meets regularly throughout the year.
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Senior Leadership Group
The YJB Senior Leadership Group (SLG) oversees delivery of our Strategic Plan and Business Plan, reviews and monitors budgets, and identifies and manages risk.
Read the latest Annual Report and Accounts, for more information on who they are and what they do.
Read the Youth Justice Board Framework Document. This document was drawn up by the Ministry of Justice with consultation with the YJB. It sets out the broad framework within which the YJB operates.
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