YJB Practice and Performance Directorate Neighbourhood Renewal and Youth Crime

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales2 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 and Wales At risk Reprimand/ warned Community sentence Secure Facilities Numbers YJB spend (£000) Young People at Risk and Central Government Spend on Youth Justice

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales4 YJB Strategy  Targeted services  Early identification of risk factors  Intervention at pre-delinquency stage  Whole family approach  Community based

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales5 what have we achieved?  YJB crime prevention strategy:  Youth Inclusion and Support Panels  Youth Inclusion Programmes  SPLASH/PAYP  Safer Schools Partnerships  Parenting  Restorative Justice and work with victims  FGC/Yisp

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales6 Parenting Target: Deliver 11,000 parenting interventions by March 2006  June  2004/  2005/ in first 3 quarters  3 rd quarter 2005/

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales7 what have we achieved? practice and performance  effective practice notes & management guidance  quality assurance systems & self- assessment/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 and Wales8 what have we achieved? effective partnerships  Cross –Government Working: Department for Education and Skills (DfES) 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 and Wales9 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 and Wales10 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 £25m for prevention over the period

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales11 Prevention Funding for Yots  Using existing YIP funding, Spending Review and Budget settlements, each Yot has been given a prevention allocation for  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 and Wales12 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 and Wales13 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 and Wales14 Growing Preventive Provision