The YJB had secured funding for a project to design and build a new case management system for youth offending teams (YOTs) from the Office of Criminal Justice Reform.
The system, earmarked for development between 2008 and 2011 through the Wiring Up Youth Justice programme, was intended to allow YOTs to analyse data on young offenders, superseding existing systems.
It is understood around £4.5m had been spent on the project to date.
No further developement will take place, meaning a saving of £2.5m.
The parts of the system that have been completed will still be able to be used by YOTs.
Gareth Jones, vice chair of the Association of Youth Offending Managers, said finished aspects of the software that are currently being used by YOTs have received good feedback.
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