YJB Practice and Performance Directorate Neighbourhood Renewal and

YJB Practice and Performance Directorate Neighbourhood Renewal and Youth Crime Youth Justice Board for England Wales

where have we come from? Audit Commission report 1996 “ efforts to prevent offending and other anti-social behaviour by young people need to be coordinated between the different agencies involved; they should also be targeted on deprived areas with high crime rates, and piloted and evaluated” Youth Justice Board for England Wales 2

Young People at Risk and Central Government Spend on Youth Justice 250000 200000 150000 Numbers 100000 YJB spend (£ 000) 50000 0 At risk Youth Justice Board for England Wales Reprimand/ warned Community Secure Facilities sentence 3

YJB Strategy § Targeted services § Early identification of risk factors § Intervention at pre-delinquency stage § Whole family approach § Community based Youth Justice Board for England Wales 4

what have we achieved? § YJB crime prevention strategy: ú Youth Inclusion and Support Panels ú Youth Inclusion Programmes ú SPLASH/PAYP ú Safer Schools Partnerships ú Parenting ú Restorative Justice and work with victims ú FGC/Yisp Youth Justice Board for England Wales 5

Parenting Target: Deliver 11, 000 parenting interventions by March 2006 § June 2002 5500 § 2004/05 8020 § 2005/06 7893 in first 3 quarters § 3 rd quarter 2005/06 3002 Youth Justice Board for England Wales 6

what have we achieved? practice and performance § effective practice notes & management guidance § quality assurance systems & selfassessment/benchmarking tools § monitoring § help and support- consultancy and regional structure § strong research and evaluation base § positive and measurable outcomes for young people and communities Youth Justice Board for England Wales 7

what have we achieved? effective partnerships § Cross –Government Working: Department for Education and Skills (Df. ES) Home Office ODPM Dept for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) § Regional working – Government Offices/Children’s Fund § Working with professional bodies e. g. ACPO (Information Sharing/Safer School Partnerships) § Working with the voluntary sector (through consultancy, strategically and through delivery) Youth Justice Board for England Wales 8

Audit Commission 2004 “targeted and well-managed early intervention programmes can be effective if they are properly co-ordinated both nationally and locally, such as those managed by Yots” Youth Justice Board for England Wales 9

The Prevention Context § 2000 – 2004: YJB Prevention Funding for YIPs and Splash; Children’s Fund 25%; PAYP § 2004: Spending Review announcement of funding for 50% more YIPs and YISPs by 2008 § 2005: Budget 2005 announces extra £ 25 m for prevention over the period 2006 -08 Youth Justice Board for England Wales 10

Prevention Funding for Yots § Using existing YIP funding, Spending Review and Budget settlements, each Yot has been given a prevention allocation for 2006 -08. § All have submitted plans and almost all have now been approved § 40 New YIPs, as well as new Parenting programmes, YISPs and SSPs Youth Justice Board for England Wales 11

Key messages of new prevention funding § Prevention must be considered part of core Yot business § Management information returns and support must be at a Yot level § Freedoms and flexibilities § Local partnerships with Children’s Services/CDRPs Youth Justice Board for England Wales 12

Fast Moving Policy Agenda § § § § Every Child Matters – Children’s Trusts RESPECT/ASB POPOS Local Area Agreements (LAAs) Youth Green Paper – Lead Professional etc Common Assessment Framework Neighbourhood Policing Further public service reforms Youth Justice Board for England Wales 13

Growing Preventive Provision Youth Justice Board for England Wales 14