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Wolverhampton’s Youth Justice Plan 2021-2022

Meeting: 07/07/2021 - Cabinet (Item 8)

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[To provide an overview of the Youth Offending Team’s annual plan]

Additional documents:

Decision:

That Cabinet recommends that Council:

1.    Approves the adoption of the Youth Justice Plan 2021-2022.

 

That Cabinet notes:

1.    The specific achievement of the Youth Offending Team during 2020-2021 including a reduction in first time entrants, a reduction in re-offending rates and a reduction in the number of young people receiving a custodial sentence.

 

Minutes:

The recommendations contained in the report were moved by Councillor Ian Brookfield and seconded by Councillor Stephen Simkins.

 

Councillor Beverley Momenabadi presented Wolverhampton’s Youth Justice Plan 2021-2022 which set out the work of the Youth Offending Team (YOT). The Council’s approach towards youth offending in the city was to prevent, to divert, and to rehabilitate young people who are getting into a life of crime or going into youth offending.  Councillor Momenabadi highlighted the key achievements and priorities for the YOT in the forthcoming year as contained in the plan.

 

Cabinet members expressed support for the plan and referred to the role it played in creating excellence and opportunity for the city’s young people. The importance of work in the Education service alongside social services in reducing exclusions in schools, was also highlighted.  This was an area where young people could potentially end up in crime if suitable alternative education provision was not made.

 

Resolved:

That Cabinet recommends that Council:

1.    Approves the adoption of the Youth Justice Plan 2021-2022.

 

That Cabinet notes:

1.    The specific achievement of the Youth Offending Team during 2020-2021 including a reduction in first time entrants, a reduction in re-offending rates and a reduction in the number of young people receiving a custodial sentence.