The bill, which will increase the use of community sentences for juvenile offenders, has received cabinet approval, according to the sources.
The Home Office would not confirm the timing, but a spokesman said the department was keen to push ahead with a bill, despite its absence from the Queens Speech. He said: Plans are afoot. I wouldnt say that there will definitely be one, but our intention is to publish one.
The bill will be based on the draft youth justice bill introduced in the 2004/05 parliamentary session, but might include aspects of the management of offenders bill, which was mentioned in the Queens Speech, but has not been published.
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