Decision details
Youth Justice Plan
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This statutory Plan sets out how the work of preventing youth offending will be taken forward in 2016-17. Recommended by Cabinet to Council, where it was agreed.
Decision:
The Cabinet recommends adoption of the Youth Justice Plan as part of the Council’s Policy and Budget Framework and notes this can be accommodated within the Council budget.
The Cabinet also recommends the Youth Justice Plan to Council as fulfilling the requirements of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and agrees it can be submitted to the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.
Reasons for the decision:
The Council has a statutory obligation to publish a Youth Justice Plan.
Alternative options considered:
None.
Report author: Sally Churchyard
Publication date: 04/05/2016
Date of decision: 04/05/2016
Decided at meeting: 04/05/2016 - Cabinet
Effective from: 12/05/2016
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