The Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is currently passing through parliament, contains a number of clauses relating to children and young people.
These included “stronger" youth community sentencing options, including greater use of location monitoring and longer daily curfews, providing "robust" alternatives to custody, according to the Home Office.
However, in a response to the bill submitted to the government, the AYM has accused the Home Office of overlooking the “significant needs of young people in the youth justice system”.
The association also raises concerns over fears some clauses in the bill could “adversely affect” some groups including non-white British children and children in care.
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