The review, commissioned by the Youth Justice Board, found that a joint effort between government and other agencies is necessary to ensure young people have suitable accommodation, and education, training and employment (ETE).
Focusing on the experiences of 15- to 18-year-olds in young offender institutions (YOIs), it found that 84 per cent interviewed were under 14 when they were last at school. And although most establishments had a resettlement strategy, in most cases these did not involve external agencies and the strategy had not been informed by a recent needs analysis.
Meanwhile, only half of young men said they had a say in their training plan targets. Although case supervisors realised the importance of accommodation and ETE in resettlement work, the main focus was on how young men spent their time in custody.
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