The authority is one of four areas piloting the landmark scheme alongside north east London, west London, and West Yorkshire. But the council has opted to activate a release clause halfway through the two-year project. The decision follows news that west London is considering quitting the scheme.
Birmingham City Council blamed last summer’s riots, and the subsequent impact on custody rates, for its failure to meet targets for reducing the use of custody in the area.
Under the scheme the authority, which announced on Tuesday (23 October) that it will have to make cuts of £600m by 2017, was set a target of reducing the use of youth custody by 19 per cent in relation to 2010/11 levels.
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