Youth Justice Board

Youth Justice Board
Formation30 September 1998; 26 years ago (30 September 1998)
Legal statusNon-departmental public body
HeadquartersLondon
Region served
England and Wales
CEO
Steph Roberts-Bibby
Chairman
Keith Fraser
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/organisations/youth-justice-board-for-england-and-wales

The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) (Welsh: Bwrdd Cyfiawnder Ieuenctid) is a non-departmental public body created by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to oversee the youth justice system for England and Wales. Its purposes are set out in section 41 of that Act.

It is sponsored by the Ministry of Justice, and its Board members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice[1]. A key function of the Board is to set policy on youth offending[2] and oversee and the Youth Offending Teams.

Functions

The YJB's primary function is to monitor the operation of the youth justice system and the provision of youth justice services. Within England and Wales it is responsible for:

  • using information and evidence to form an expert view of how to get the best outcomes for children who offend and for victims of crime
  • advising the Secretary of State for Justice and those working in youth justice services about how well the system is operating, and how improvements can be made
  • identifying and sharing best practice
  • promoting the voice of the child
  • commissioning research and publishing information in connection with good practice
  • monitoring the youth justice system and the provision of youth justice services
  • making grants, with the approval of the Secretary of State, for the purposes of the operation of the youth justice system and services
  • providing information technology related assistance for the operation of the youth justice system and services. The main vehicle for this is the Youth Justice Application Framework (YJAF) which is a case management system collecting data utilised by the YJB for its Business Intelligence & Insights function, and information exchange between Youth Justice Services and the Secure Estate regarding children.

Board Members

Members of the YJB's Board are appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice. The following people are current YJB Board Members:

  • Keith Fraser (Chair)
  • Brian Tytherleigh
  • Duwayne Brooks OBE
  • Jacob Sakil
  • Keith Towler
  • Louise Shorter
  • Phillip Bowen
  • Susannah Hancock

The YJB's current Chief Executive is Stephanie Roberts-Bibby.[3] The organisation has about 100 staff.[4]

Retired chairs of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

References

  1. ^ "What is the YJB?". Youth Justice Resource Hub. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  2. ^ Souhami, Anna. "Creating the Youth Justice Board: Policy and policy making in English and Welsh youth justice". Criminology & Criminal Justice. 15 (2): 152–168. doi:10.1177/1748895814526724. ISSN 1748-8958.
  3. ^ "Youth Justice Board website". Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Youth Justice Board website". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Lord Warner: I'll tackle 'national disgrace' of Birmingham children's services". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Children and Young People Now". Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Young at heart". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Across the divide". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Lord McNally appointed new Chair of Youth Justice Board". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Charlie Taylor". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Appointment of Keith Fraser as Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales". Retrieved 14 April 2020.


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