Over the Christmas and New Year period, real time - known as “unlock” - statistics for numbers of young people in custody showed that the significant milestone had been achieved.
In a bulletin to youth offending teams and secure estate managers, YJB director of operations Lucy Dawes said that although the figure, which is based on data supplied daily by custodial establishments, is unofficial, it represents a “significant landmark and a remarkable achievement”.
“While we should note that the ‘unlock’ figure is likely to rise slightly in the coming year, as Christmas is usually a time of relatively low custody numbers, I still believe this is a moment to celebrate and a trend that I hope will continue,” she said.
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