Decision details

The Local Authority has a duty under s.40 Crime and Disorder Act 1998, in consultation with statutory partners Health, Police and Probation, to publish an annual Youth Justice Plan. This sets out agreed actions to help prevent youth offending and re-offending across Bath and North East Somerset.

Recommendations agreed at Council on 12^th November 2020.

RESOLVED (unanimously) that the Cabinet agreed to recommend approval of the Youth Justice Plan to Full Council.

The Local Authority has a statutory duty, in consultation with named legal partners Health, Police and Probation, to publish an annual Youth Justice Plan. The Plan sets out agreed actions to help prevent youth offending and re-offending across Bath and North East Somerset.

Due to the current pandemic, the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales has advised there is no requirement to submit the Plan to them this year and therefore no national framework for completion. The Youth Offending Service Management Board has agreed to preparation of a shorter Plan in light of this

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