Rainbow Cones by Space Cadets, Garden of Delights festival, Manchester, 2004 Photo:

2. Young people & the arts � youth justice April 2009 Dom Jinks, Development Officer Note to speakers - you should add the date of your presentation and your name and title to this. Use this slide when you introduce yourself and the subject of your presentation, with any other opening comments you want to include: Welcome. My name is �� I�m going to give you an introduction to Arts Council England. I�ll include some background about our role and structure and I�ll take you through some examples of how we fund the arts in England including some of our development activities and special initiatives.Note to speakers - you should add the date of your presentation and your name and title to this. Use this slide when you introduce yourself and the subject of your presentation, with any other opening comments you want to include: Welcome. My name is �� I�m going to give you an introduction to Arts Council England. I�ll include some background about our role and structure and I�ll take you through some examples of how we fund the arts in England including some of our development activities and special initiatives.

3. Agenda Key areas of policy & strategy How do the arts contribute/complement these Working with a Youth Offending Service Examples of good practice regionally Getting involved

4. Key policy & strategy Human Rights Act 1998 & UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Every Child Matters Crime & Disorder Act 1988 Cutting Crime � A New Partnership 2008-11 Youth Crime Action Plan 2008 Local Area Agreement Children Act 2004

5. Human Rights Act Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. Article 27 States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child. Article 12 UN Convention on the rights of the child

6. Crime & Disorder Act1998 Aims tackling delays - halving the time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders, speeding up justice for all young offenders confronting young offenders with the consequences of their offending and helping them to develop a sense of personal responsibility intervention which tackles the risk factors associated with offending - personal, family, social, educational, health punishment proportionate to seriousness and persistence of offending, with a new range of penalties available to the courts encouraging reparation to victims by young offenders reinforcing the responsibilities of parents

7. Crime & Disorder act1998 Objectives Partnership working & Multi agency approach] Early intervention & prevention in tackling offending Reparation Parenting More effective custodial sentences National framework

8. Cutting Crime � a new partnership 2008-11 Partnerships between Local Authorities, agencies & 3rd Sector Stronger focus on serious crime Continued pressure on anti social behaviour Renewed focus on young people (life chances) Designing out crime (early intervention) Continue to reduce offending Greater sense of national partnership (3rd sector) Freeing up local partners & building public confidence

9. Local Area Agreements Children and young people 110 � young people�s involvement in Positive Activities 117 � reducing NEET young people 16-18 � Safer and stronger communities (15 PIs relating to offending behaviour) Healthier communities and older people Economic development and environment A need to engage with the commissioning process for LAAs

10. Youth Crime Action plan 2008 3 year plan to focus on the reduction of offending and re-offending: Partnerships & multi agency working Early intervention and tackling offending Reparation (understanding the nature of their crime & victim) Parenting National Framework

11. Youth Offending Services The Youth Offending Service has one main aim - to prevent and reduce the chances of young people committing crime. The team does this by: � Making sure young people who offend are dealt with as soon as possible Giving information to the courts to help them to make the best decision they can to prevent offending Make sure young people understand how their behaviour affects other people especially their victims Giving young people who offend the chance to put things right by working for the victim or the community Helping parents to care for young people who have offended Provide high quality youth justice services for young people to the whole community Note to speakers - you should add the date of your presentation and your name and title to this. Use this slide when you introduce yourself and the subject of your presentation, with any other opening comments you want to include: Welcome. My name is �� I�m going to give you an introduction to Arts Council England. I�ll include some background about our role and structure and I�ll take you through some examples of how we fund the arts in England including some of our development activities and special initiatives.Note to speakers - you should add the date of your presentation and your name and title to this. Use this slide when you introduce yourself and the subject of your presentation, with any other opening comments you want to include: Welcome. My name is �� I�m going to give you an introduction to Arts Council England. I�ll include some background about our role and structure and I�ll take you through some examples of how we fund the arts in England including some of our development activities and special initiatives.

12. Leicester Youth Offending Service 3 year Arts Development Post Purpose To support the service in it�s aim to reduce offending by young people, by developing and supporting high quality arts activities for young people at risk of (re)offending working across the Youth Offending Service programmes.

13. Leicester Youth Offending Service Expand and embed arts related practice in Leicester�s youth offending provision 2) Support progression routes for young people at risk of offending 3) Build the evidence base for Leicester�s arts and youth justice work 4) Support professional development opportunities for those working in the arts and youth justice field 5) Establish and contribute to professional networks to support the development of this work 6) Raise the profile of Leicester�s arts and youth justice work 7) Develop resources to support arts projects and programmes

14. Charnwood Arts Next Level Caf� Learning support unit for young people at risk (minor tariffs) in Leicestershire Initiated by and in consultation with young people working with Charnwood Arts Partnership with the Leicestershire Youth Offending Service and Connexions Operates five days a week to engage young people in creative projects whilst addressing behaviour and encouraging a more positive view to learning. developing longer term project with progression routes in the arts for participants, working with the National Youth Arts Award and exploring the potentials for a higher level of outreach work. The Caf� also runs Easter and Summer Holiday programmes opening the facility to a wider range of young people across the borough. Offer young people NCFE Certificate in Creative Craft

15. Getting involved Contact your regional Arts Council Office (development team) Training opportunities � YJB, ACE, Ecotec, Artsplan, Anne Peaker Centre Shadow an experienced artist/organisatio Contact local Youth Offending Service/Youth Offending Team Local Area Agreements

16. Thank you