Youth Justice Plan 2007 to 2008
ACTION PLAN
ENFORCEMENT AND ENABLING COMPLIANCE
Overview
The YOS is represented on the Enforcement Sub Group of the LCJB which oversees the national delivery target for breach. National standards compliance performance is reported quarterly to the YJB.
Achievements 2006/7
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Criminal Justice Board (LCJB) Enforcement Performance target for young offenders. An average of 35 days from 2nd unacceptable absence to breach proceedings for Community Penalties
The YOS is achieving the 35 day target and, in the 3rd quarter of 2006/07, achieved an average of 25 days from absence to breach.
50% of Breach proceedings resolved in 25 working days after the second unacceptable absence
The YOS is achieving 52% of breach proceedings resolved in 25 working days and, in the 3rd quarter of 2006/07, achieved 68% of breach proceedings resolved in 25 working days.
(Figures exclude those Leicestershire young people who appear in Leicester City Youth Court, as this information is not yet available.)
National Standards Compliance Performance
- DTO contact levels in the first 12 weeks and 13 weeks plus post release achieved 100%
- Supervision and Action Plan Order contacts in the first 12 weeks rose from 56% to 82%, 13-26 weeks rose from 22% to 84%, and 27 weeks plus rose from 81% to 88%.
- Following up unexplained failures to attend appointments within I working day achieved 50%
- Following up unacceptable absence with a Formal warning achieved 50%. (However the short fall only represented one case and the two previous periods achieved 100 %.)
- Breach action initiated within 5 days after two unacceptable absences achieved 100%
A marked improvement has been achieved with required contact levels. However follow up on failures to attend and formal warnings needs to improve.
The YOS has contributed to the LCJB Persistent Young Offender (PYO) protocol to improve Criminal Justice Agencies’ performance on the government’s PYO pledge to reduce the average time taken between arrest and sentence for PYOs to 71 days or less. The YOS already provides Pre-Sentence Reports (PSRs) for PYOs within 10 working days, but has identified additional actions with partners to speed up the process.
Focus for 2007/8
- Improve National standards compliance performance to 90%.
- Ensure continued compliance with the LCJB enforcement target
- Ensure continued compliance with the PYO protocol.
Page Last Updated: 1 June 2007
