On the back of last week's announcement that Tory veteran Ken Clarke will take the reins as Justice Secretary, a former YJB member said he believes the board's existence is up in the air.
Rob Allen, who now works as an academic, said Clarke may have been appointed to oversee cuts within the department.
"I suspect the YJB might be at risk," he said, pointing to the Tories' plans to abolish quangos. "It is possible that, certainly as far as the Ministry of Justice is concerned, Ken Clarke has been brought in to look hard at savings in that area.
"He is not a politician who needs to be popular as he is near the end of his career.
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