Details of the system, a replacement for the Youth Justice Board’s (YJB) asset assessment tool, are outlined in a government response to a report by the Children’s Commissioner on the mental health of children and young people in the youth justice system.
It reveals that proposed improvements to the YJB assessment framework, following a review launched last March, include improving the "alignment" between youth justice assessments and other local assessments. The hope is that this will lead to a more joined-up approach to the needs of children in the justice system.
"It is anticipated that this will bring about benefits for local youth justice and other local services in relation to their information-sharing responsibilities," the response states.
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