The government has said it will unveil its proposals "early in the new year". Much rests on this announcement. It is already six months later than originally planned, but this doesn't matter if something truly "transformational" is on offer.
Huge strides have been made in youth justice in the community over the past decade. These are reflected in the dramatic reductions in new entrants, especially among under-14s, and in numbers of children in custody. That is why the government is right to focus now on custody and to call for "transformation", not just reform. It is clear to me that custody needs to be made safer, more decent, more stimulating, much more closely linked to resettlement and thence both "transformed" and "transformational".
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