However, a probation service spokesperson said: "In the current year, in cash, staff and in-kind resources, it is contributing 20m in aggregate to YOTs."
The spokesperson added: "The NPS does not accept the number of 16- and 17-year-olds on YOT caseloads as a sensible way of assessing contributions."
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