I was interested to see the results of a survey* undertaken by Capita at the Youth Justice Convention in November. They revealed that three out of five staff working with young offenders are not able to easily identify which services are most effective at turning lives around.
Young offenders on remand are now classed as looked after and, from April, local authorities will be responsible for the cost of their provision. As budgets tighten, councils will be under growing pressure to invest in those services that get results in cutting the number of young people coming through the youth justice system.
The survey results suggest that putting the right support in place to improve outcomes for young offenders could be a real challenge for some teams once funding for youth remand provision is devolved.
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