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The principal aim of the youth justice system is to prevent offending by children and young persons. [1] The youth justice system in England and Wales is overseen by the Youth Justice Board. This is an executive public body funded by the Ministry of Justice and set up under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Its purposes are set out in section 41 ...
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) (Welsh: Bwrdd Cyfiawnder Ieuenctid) is a non-departmental public body created by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to oversee the youth justice system for England and Wales. Its purposes are set out in section 41 of that Act.
A youth offending team (YOT) is a multi-agency team that is coordinated by a local authority in England and Wales, and overseen by the Youth Justice Board. [1] It deals with young offenders , sets up community services and reparation plans, and attempts to prevent youth recidivism and incarceration .
Minister of State for Justice and Equalities Maria Eagle MP for Liverpool Garston: 2 July 2007 6 May 2010 Labour: Gordon Brown : Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice Crispin Blunt MP for Reigate, Surrey: 6 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative: David Cameron : Jeremy Wright MP for Kenilworth and Southam
Its responsibilities extend to the commissioning of prison services (through the National Offender Management Service), rehabilitation and reducing offending, victim support, the probation service and the out-of-court system, the Youth Justice Board, sentencing and parole policy, criminal injuries compensation and the Criminal Cases Review ...
English: An Act to provide for the referral of offenders under 18 to youth offender panels; to make provision in connection with the giving of evidence or information for the purposes of criminal proceedings; to amend section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; to make pre-consolidation amendments relating to youth justice; and for connected purposes.
The provisions of court welfare services were the subject of two reviews. The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) [3] and a subsequent review [4] conducted jointly by the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor’s Department and the Department of Health concluded that a new integrated service subsuming these functions could improve service to the courts, better safeguard the interests of children ...
[It takes] away from the poor their access to justice." Andy Slaughter, the shadow Justice Minister, described the legislation as "cynical" and "cover[ing] up mistakes made". The Ministry of Justice defended the legislation, stating that it would keep legal aid "where legal help is most needed, where people's life or liberty is at stake or they ...