From November this year, elected police and crime commissioners will take responsibility for local policing, taking charge of pots of public money, including a proportion of the cash currently going to youth offending teams (YOTs).
The Howard League is asking candidates to pledge that, if elected, they will consult with young people, including those in contact with the criminal justice system, when they develop their plans and decide how to spend budgets.
After the elections, the charity wants to work with new commissioners to develop ways of consulting young people, using experience from its participation project U R Boss, which supports young people in custody and serving community sentences to communicate their experiences to professionals.
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