It has been eight years since the Youth Justice Board (YJB) took over responsibility for the way we lock up the 3,000 children in custody in England and Wales. But the radical transformation that was hoped for has not been achieved and improvements have been largely superficial. The transfer of responsibility for the Prison Service from the Home Office to the newly created Ministry of Justice, and the sharing of responsibility with the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF), provides a long-overdue opportunity for radical reform. The arrival of Frances Done as the YJB's new chair on 1 February, also offers fresh hope.
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