The YJB (previously the Youth Justice Board) has set the secure estate a target of providing an average of 25 hours a week of education and training for each young person in its care. This rises to 30 hours a week as more resources become available.Last week the Home Office said eight young offender institutions (YOIs) met the target between April 2005 and March 2006, but eight did not.
The YJB said in a statement that although it would like its targets to be met, it recognises there are significant problems to overcome, and the target does not have a time limit. It said 98 per cent of trainees in secure training centres, and 72 per cent of the young people in secure childrens homes, receive 30 hours a week of education.
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