Appearing before the justice select committee Truss said that both she and youth justice minister Philip Lee have met with Charlie Taylor, the man in charge of a government review of the youth justice system, since their appointments over the summer.
The Taylor review had been due for publication in July, but has been delayed.
Asked by Labour MP David Hanson when the review would be published, Truss did not give a firm date.
"What we are planning to do is respond to that with concrete proposals later on this autumn, but we need, clearly, time to think," she said.
She added that despite the delayed publication of the final recommendations of the review, there is still work under way to improve youth custody, which has been plagued in recent times with concerns around levels of violence within young offender institutions and allegations of mistreatment of young people held at Medway Secure Training Centre.
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