The move comes as part of plans to align the organisation more closely with the Ministry of Justice following a government U-turn in November on controversial proposals to axe the quango.
Details of the change feature in a government response to the justice select committee’s report on youth justice, which reveals that work is now under way to create more direct ministerial accountability for youth justice.
"This work is at an early stage and while no concrete decisions have been made, ministers have already asked to be more closely involved in the YJB’s business planning to ensure that the work of the YJB is closely aligned with broader MoJ priorities," the government response states.
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