Young people supervised by YOTs four times more likely to be Neet

29 March 2010 1 min read Neil Puffett Youth Justice

Young people supervised by youth offending teams (YOTs) are four times more likely to be out of education, employment or training than those in the general population, figures have revealed.

The statistics, placed in the House of Commons library, show that 32.9 per cent of 16- and 17-year-olds under YOT supervision in 2008/09 were classed as not in education, employment or training (Neet), compared with 8.3 per cent for the age group overall.

Broken down for each YOT area in England, the figures reveal a huge variance in proportions of young people classed as Neet across the country.

Areas with the lowest percentage of Neets under YOT supervision included Hillingdon, Sefton, St Helens, Sunderland, and Windsor and Maidenhead, with proportions ranging from 13.7 per cent to 14.5 per cent.

Those with the greatest proportion included Bournemouth (58.9 per cent), Wakefield (51.9 per cent), and Brighton and Hove (48.6 per cent).

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