The Youth Justice Board (YJB)

1. Transforming Youth Custody Presented to the Alternative Provision Reference Group Lin HinniganChief ExecutiveYouth Justice Board for England and Wales26 February 2014

2. The Youth Justice Board (YJB) Role of the YJB The YJB is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) that oversees the youth justice system in England and Wales Created by the Crime and Disorder Act (1998) with specific functions set in statue Our Vision…. Young people receive the support they need to lead crime-free lives and contribute positively to society; More offenders are caught, held to account for their actions and stop offending; Victims are better supported; and, The public are protected.

3. Health Probation Education Youth Offending Team Police Children’s Services Working in Partnership

4. Children Services World Youth Justice World Criminal Justice World Working in Partnership Police DCLG Youth Justice Board Voluntary Sector Home Office CCGs PCCs CPS NHS Commissioning Board DoH Attorney General CDRPs / CSPs Children’s Services YOTS Courts Housing Bodies DfE Ministry of Justice Probation Local Authorities Children’s Services WG NOMS YOIs STCs SCHs Victims Witnesses Defendants Young Offenders Families Young People at risk

5. Summary • 67% fewer young people entering the Youth Justice System since 2002/03 • Reduction of 49% in the number of young people in custody over the same period • The overall (binary) re-offending rate for young people was 35% in 2011/12 Children in the Youth Justice System Education • Half of 15-17 year olds entering YOIs have literacy levels equivalent to 7-11yrs • 88% of boys and 74% of girls in YOIs have been excluded from school Of those young people in custody… Complex backgrounds • 30% reported being in local authority care at some point in their lives • 39% have been on the child protection register or experienced abuse / neglect

6. Aims of a Secure College Improve Education • Increase quantity and quality of education • A culture of learning Help reduce reoffending • Fully integrated multi-disciplinary approach • Improved resettlement Provide blueprint for transforming youth custody • Proving the Secure College concept Reduce Costs • Lower operating cost • Closure of YOI, STC and some SCH capacity • Ongoing savings from a network of secure colleges

7. Wider improvementsto the estate (short-medium term) YOI Reform • Scope: reforming the leadership, regime and staffing of public sector YOIs to facilitate a much-enhanced education service. • Outcomes: education providers represented on a YOI senior management team and influencing leadership of the establishment; a more integrated regime which facilitates enhanced education provision and effective resettlement. Education Contracts • Scope: securing new education contracts in public sector YOIs which seek to deliver a substantial increase in the number of hours education each week • Outcomes: increase in education hours delivered each week; increase engagement and attainment of young people in YOIs Resettlement • Scope: improving the processes for the resettlement of young offenders leaving custody, including the development of regional employer forums, roll-out of strategic resettlement consortia and improved sentence planning processes. • Outcomes: increase in young people entering education, training or employment on release; increase in number of young offenders returning to appropriate accommodation; reduced reoffending STC Retender • Scope: re-commissioning STC provision to facilitate transition to Secure Colleges • Outcomes: reduction in STC operating cost; improvement in service delivery

8. Discussion • Question 1 - What lessons can be learned from the AP sector? • How do we make the most effective use of of the short time we have to educate children? • How do we ensure smooth transition of children in custody into / out of education provision? • Question 2 - How should we engage with the AP sector?