Issue details
Youth Justice Plan 2026-27
The Youth Justice Plan is the Youth Justice
Strategic Plan for Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Youth
Justice Service (YJS) for 2026/27.
It sets out the key priorities and targets for the service for the
next 12 months as required by the Crime & Disorder Act 1998 and
overseen by the Youth Justice Board. This Plan adheres to the Youth
Justice Board’s ‘document ‘Youth Justice Plans:
Guidance for Youth Justice Services’.
The Plan has been developed under the guidance of the B&NES YJS
Partnership Board in consultation with YJS team members and
considering feedback from B&NES YJS service users. The progress
in the plan will be monitored by the YJS Partnership Board
throughout the year ahead.
The Youth Justice Plan:
• summarises the YJS structure, governance and partnership
arrangements.
• outlines the resources available to the YJS.
• reviews achievements and developments during 2025/26.
• identifies emerging issues and describes the
partnership’s priorities.
• sets out our priorities and actions for improving youth
justice outcomes in the next year.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/04/2026
Decision due: 20 Jul 2026 by Children, Adults, Health and Wellbeing Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel
Decision due: 10 Sep 2026 by Cabinet
Decision due: 17 Sep 2026 by Council
Lead member: Councillor Paul May, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services Paul_May@bathnes.gov.uk Cabinet Member for Children's Services
Lead director: Director of Education
Contact: Carla Cooper, Head of Youth Justice and Young People's Prevention Email: Carla_Cooper@bathnes.gov.uk.
Consultation process
The Youth Justice Plan has been created in
consultation with:
- The Youth Justice Partnership Board
- Team members in the Youth Justice Service
- Using feedback from Youth Justice service users
EFP Reference: E3707