A report, Timely Justice: Turning 18, published by the Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC), says the impact on young people turning 18 will be “grave” as a result of these delays in the criminal justice system exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
It says there could be as many as 1,400 young people that will end up being prosecuted as adults, losing the opportunity to benefit from the youth justice system.
This could mean no access to youth diversion schemes or anonymity during court proceedings as provided to those prosecuted in youth courts, it explains.
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