A Home Office working group had been considering the move, as part of a review designed to improve regimes and interventions for 18- to 24-year-olds in prison.
But last week the Home Office announced it has decided the time is not right to abolish the sentence. It is instead bringing forward a series of less radical proposals. These include a pilot project in Wales on the management of offenders in the community, and an improved protocol for transitions between the juvenile and adult secure estate.
In a statement, Gerry Sutcliffe, junior criminal justice minister at the Home Office, said: "We are firmly committed to further work to ensure appropriate provision to address the specific needs of 18- to 24-year-olds."
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