Initially, the two government strategies were meant to be separate documents. Both were highlighted in the Children's Plan.
But a spokeswoman for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) confirmed the policy documents would be merged, saying the issues of resettlement and reducing crime worked better together rather than separately.
The spokeswoman added the decision to combine the two would not have an impact on the resettlement consultation.
The Children's Plan said the action plan would set out how the DCSF wanted mainstream services to work together to prevent youth crime.
The resettlement green paper, meanwhile, would look at improving the services young people receive when they leave custody or the supervision of a youth offending team.
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