The justice select committee, which is carrying out an inquiry on the future of the Youth Justice Board and youth offending teams (YOTs), heard that YOTs are already struggling to maintain representation from statutory partners due to economic constraints.
Enver Solomon, chair of the Standing Committee for Youth Justice and policy director at The Children’s Society, said the situation could be made worse if current plans to abolish the YJB go ahead.
He told MPs that if the YJB is abolished, its functions should instead be taken over by the Department for Education, adding that if absorbed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), civil servants and policy makers will primarily see youth justice "through the prism of justice".
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