§ Vernon CoakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library the Youth Justice Board's report, "Findings from the Youth Justice Plans 2001–02". [17027]
§ Beverley HughesThe Youth Justice Board's report "Findings from the Youth Justice Plans 2001–02" was published in August and copies have been placed in the Library. The Youth Justice Board was established in September 1998 to spearhead the reforms to the youth justice system. 154 multi-agency Youth Offending Teams (YOT) have been in operation across England and Wales since 1 April 2000, carrying out the reforms locally. Summaries of progress reports submitted by each individual YOT form the basis of this report. It shows the substantial achievements to date including: the transition to multi-agency working; meeting the Pledge to halve the time from arrest to sentence of persistent offenders; successful implementation of a range of new sentences supported by programmes designed to tackle individuals' offending behaviour, and innovative crime prevention measures in deprived areas.