Proposals for the academy, which would serve nine London boroughs, went before ministers last July. It would provide services on a single campus for young people exhibiting troubled behaviour, including a pupil referral unit, facilities to deliver community sentences, training and employment opportunities, as well as a 75-place custodial facility.
John Plummer, the project director, told CYP Now he had met with ministers and shadow Tory ministers. "It is looking very encouraging," he said. "We are making sure the project is ready to proceed with whichever party forms the next government."
He added that its annual running costs would be no more than those of a young offender institution.
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