Estyn, the education and training inspectorate for Wales, last weekpublished a report that said local authorities were "not fulfillingtheir statutory duty" to educate young offenders.
The report calls for school children under youth offending teamsupervision to be provided with full-time education and access tocareers advisers.
Estyn's chief inspector Susan Lewis said: "Too many barriers preventyoung people in the youth justice system from getting education andtraining.
This has a negative impact on their life chances and hampers efforts toreduce crime."
- www.estyn.gov.uk.
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