The Youth Justice Board (YJB) considered scrapping its target to reduce the number of young people in custody by 10 per cent because it is so frustrated with the lack of progress. Rod Morgan, chair of the YJB, said the organisation decided to stick with the target because it was included in February's five-year plan for the National Offender Management Service, but added he hoped for political support surrounding the target. The number of young people in custody stands at about 2,850, more than 100 more than this time last year. Custody figures generally rise over the summer, and Morgan...