On Monday he said the Youth Inclusion Programme, the crime-reduction scheme established by the Youth Justice Board in 2000, would be extended from 72 to around 100 areas.
The programme targets 13- to 16-year-olds who are engaged in crime or at risk of offending, truancy or social exclusion. There will also be a 50 per cent boost in the number of Youth Inclusion & Support Panels, which put at-risk eight- to 13-year-olds in touch with support services.
The Youth Justice Board has also been tasked with setting up a national juvenile resettlement steering group under the National Action Plan on Reducing Re-offending, published this week.
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