Issue - meetings

[To approve the Youth Offending Teams annual plan]

That the adoption of the Youth Justice Plan 2021-2022 be approved.

Councillor Beverley Momenabadi, presented a report on Wolverhampton’s Youth Justice Plan 2021-2022 for approval. The plan related to the work of the Youth Offending Team (YOT) that was overseen by the partnership YOT Management Board (YMB).

Councillor Beverley Momenabadi added that the plan for 2021-2022 sought to identify priorities that respond to the national YJB key performance indicators whilst also taking the local context of Wolverhampton into consideration. There was a clear focus on continuing to reduce the number of first-time entrants, reducing reoffending and reducing the number of young people who received a custodial sentence.

Councillor Beverley Momenabadi, proposed the recommendation and Councillor Dr Mike Hardacre seconded the recommendation.

The report was debated by Council.

In response to Councillor Paul Singh’s question regarding ‘what offences were being committed by young people to be handed a custodial sentence’ and Councillor Udey Singh’s question regarding ‘were reoffenders committing a similar or a similar sort of offence, are these linked or shifting in nature’. Councillor Beverley Momenabadi agreed to provide a written response to both questions.

Resolved:

That the adoption of the Youth Justice Plan 2021-2022 be approved.