The Local Government Association (LGA) project, Children in Trouble, is part of the association's campaign to end custodial sentences for all young people except the most serious offenders. It argues that community sentences are more appropriate.
The LGA has chosen four local councils, and partner organisations including youth offending teams, to trial community sanctions as an alternative to custody. The authorities are due to start work on 1 April but have asked not to be identified.
The project, which will be funded by the authorities, will be managed by the association and the Howard League for Penal Reform. It is expected to last two years, with an initial evaluation after a year.
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