Speaking at a Centre for Social Justice and Prison Reform Trust conference, Frances Done said that councils must become a “partner” to the YJB, helping to push for change.
She argued that while “extraordinary” achievements have been made in youth justice since 2000, funding cuts for youth offending teams mean local authorities must take more responsibility for early intervention and prevention work.
Done said that despite progress on bringing local government into the youth justice system through plans to devolve the cost of custody, local government involvement in services for young offenders must be wider.
“Local government must be much more a local and national partner in youth justice, driving the changes we need,” she said. “There is a huge amount of work to do.”
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