In its latest report, Ensuring custody is the last resort for children in England and Wales, the Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) says its new suggested legislative criteria would be a “vital tool” in stemming the flow of children sentenced and remanded to custody.
The alliance, in conjunction with an expert group of SCYJ members, has developed a series of proposals that it says will enforce that custody is only ever used as a genuine last resort for children.
It claims despite this principle already enshrined in domestic law and international human rights conventions, current practice shows it is not being applied as such.
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