Plans to create the Youth Custody Service, which is part of the newly-created HM Prison and Probation Service, were first announced in February by Justice Secretary Liz Truss.
The organisation will be led on an interim basis by Sara Robinson, who takes on the executive director role while remaining director of operations and commissioning at the YJB.
"I am delighted to be given this leadership role and with it, the opportunity to help shape and deliver the reforms to the secure estate, thereby ensuring that the distinct nature of the provision for children and young people, and the voice of the child are fully represented," Robinson said.
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