Giving evidence to the House of Lords constitution committee, YJB chief executive John Drew revealed that the decision to axe the quango affected its relationship with the agencies it deals with and prompted “anger” among staff.
The body had been earmarked to be scrapped under the Public Bodies Bill but was given a late reprieve in November 2011, following strong opposition to the move in the House of Lords and from children's organisations.
The decision to abolish the YJB had been made more than a year earlier, in October 2010. The committee, which is investigating preparatory work done by government in advance of new legislation, was told that the “time lag” caused issues.
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