Such information could mean the difference between punishment and extra support.
But take the case of someone whose older sibling is in jail. This might flag them up to the youth offending team as being "at risk", and make them a target for extra intervention. But should the information be readily accessible to that person's school?
The sharing of information about individuals is one of the most sensitive issues facing the Government in trying to give some coherence on services for young people. Professionals ranging from youth workers to social workers have shied away from the idea, not least because of the name given to the pilot schemes that have been running - the rather Orwellian-sounding Identification, Referral and Tracking (see news, p5).
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