However, most recent statistics from the Ministry of Justice finds that the number of young people entering the youth custody estate increased for the first time in 2022/23.
Meanwhile, former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield warned that county lines drugs gangs are increasingly targeting younger children.
CYP Now examines key manifesto pledges linked to youth justice and what these could mean for the sector.
Conservative Party
The Conservative Party's manifesto contained limited information specific to youth justice.
General justice pledges include:
Funding every police force to roll out Hotspot Policing and giving every neighbourhood an additional police officer.
Introduce a redress scheme for the victims of child sexual abuse in institutional settings that reflects their needs with leaders of grooming gangs required to make a national apology to victims.
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