§ Baroness Davidasked Her Majesty's Government:
What plans they have for a Task Force on Youth Justice.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)The role of the Task Force on Youth Justice is to advise Home Office Ministers on government proposals for the development of youth justice policies and, in particular, to provide advice on taking forward an action plan as agreed by the interdepartmental ministerial group on Youth Justice.
The Task Force may provide advice to the Home Secretary on policy papers prepared by government officials for consideration by the ministerial group and may propose to the Home Secretary action on any other youth justice issue.
The members of the task force are:
Norman Warner
Senior Policy Adviser, Home Office (Chairman)
William Atkinson
Headmaster, Phoenix High School, Shepherd's Bush
Jonathan Black
Magistrates' clerk, Hampshire
106WACatherine Bowker
Youth Court Prosecutor, Brighton
Tony Butler
Chief Constable, Gloucestershire
Paul Cavadino
Penal Affairs Consortium
Anne Fuller
Lay magistrate, Inner London
Cedric Fullwood
Chief Probation Officer, Manchester
Ian Johnston
Assitant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
David Norgrove
Marks and Spencer plc
Denise Platt
Local Government Association
Teresa Reynolds
Victim Support
Joan Webster
Chief Superintendent, Gwent
Geoffrey Wicks
Stipendiary magistrate, Inner London
Andrew Williamson
Director of Social Services, Devon
John Lyon
Home Office
Tom Luce
Department of Health
Jenny Rowe
Lord Chancellor's Department