The youth justice reinvestment pathfinder scheme was launched in four pilot sites – Birmingham, north east London, west London and West Yorkshire – on 1 October last year, with the aim of reducing the use of custody by handing authorities cash upfront to invest in other measures. It is intended to last for two years.
However the consortium covering west London, which includes Ealing Council and the tri-borough children’s services partnership covering Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster, is considering activating a release clause in the contract that will allow it to pull out a year early.
If the west London consortium leaves the project, it would mean the local authorities involved will not be held liable for paying back sums of money to the Ministry of Justice, potentially running into hundreds of thousands, should agreed targets be missed.
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