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The Crime and Disorder Act 1998, requires Local Authorities to have a Youth Justice Plan, which is updated annually to set out how youth justice will be delivered locally within available resources.

This plan is a completely new plan in line with guidance distributed to local authorities in March 2023. The format of the plan follows guidance and headings provided by the National Youth Justice Board.

Background:

This report provided details of the annual update of the Youth Justice Plan, which set out how youth justice would be delivered locally within available resources.

The report stated that the Plan was a completely new plan in line with guidance distributed to local authorities in March 2023. The format of the plan followed guidance and headings provided by the National Youth Justice Board.

The report had been considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 14 June 2023 and its comments were set out at section 6 of the report. The report had also been considered by the Cabinet on 11 July 2023, the decisions of which were set out at section 7 of the report.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken in relation to the Plan and was attached at Appendix 3 to the report.

The Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services (including statutory responsibility), Councillor Price, supported by the Portfolio Holder for Education, Councillor Coombs, proposed the recommendations set out in the report.

Decision:

a)    The Council noted the comments from the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out at section 6 of the report and the decisions made by the Cabinet, as set out at section 7 of the report.

b)    The Council approved the Medway Youth Justice Plan 2023 – 2024 attached at Appendix 1 to the report.

Background:

This report provided details of the Youth Justice Plan 2023-24 (attached at Appendix 1 to the report), which followed the guidance and format as provided by the National Youth Justice Board. This had been received in March 2023 and was set out at Appendix 2.

The report had been considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 14 June 2023 and its comments were set out in section 6 of the report.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken on the Strategy, details of which were set out in Appendix 3 to the report.

Reasons:

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998, requires Local Authorities to have a Youth Justice Plan, which is updated annually to set out how youth justice will be delivered locally within available resources.