MoJ considers deferring prosecutions to address ethnic over-representation

Tristan Donovan
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

The Ministry of Justice is to explore the idea of deferring prosecutions as part of efforts to tackle the over-representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) young people in the youth justice system.

Newport youth offending team's work to protect children from harm was found to be "poor". Picture: Tom Campbell
Newport youth offending team's work to protect children from harm was found to be "poor". Picture: Tom Campbell

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