Issue - meetings

Cllr Stephen Davies sought Cabinet recommendation that Council approve Gloucestershire’s Youth Justice Plan 2022/2023.

Having considered all of the information, cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Recommend the Youth Justice Plan 2022/23, attached at Appendix 1 to

Council for approval.

Cllr Stephen Davies asked Cabinet to recommend the Gloucestershire’s Youth Justice Plan 2022/2023 to Council for approval .

Gloucestershire County Council was the accountable body for youth justice services in the county, working with its statutory partners - police, NHS and probation services.  There was a requirement for each locality to bring forward an annual youth justice plan setting out how youth justice services were to be provided and funded, how they will operate, and their functions. The Council’s constitution required the plan to be considered by Cabinet prior to approval by Council and submission to the Youth Justice Board.

Gloucestershire’s Youth Justice System was generally performing well, although there were considerable national and local challenges in improving outcomes for children and young people and in protecting the wider community. In March 2022, the Youth Justice Board set out revised expectations for the format and structure of youth justice plans for the coming year, which had informed the Council’s plan. Key priorities within the 2022/23 plan, attached at Appendix 1, included serious youth violence, promoting the voice of young people, disproportionality (the over representation of certain groups in the Criminal Justice System) and mobilising health, education and other services.

At the end of the previous month the Youth Justice Board announced a delay in confirming its grant funding, which was anticipated to increase, alongside an expansion of the performance framework for youth justice. As the detail of these changes were yet to be confirmed, the plan attached was at a draft stage and would be finalised as the revised funding and performance requirements became clearer.

Having considered all of the information, cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Recommend the Youth Justice Plan 2022/23, attached at Appendix 1 to Council for approval.