Youth Justice Plan 2007 to 2008
Appendix B - Performance Measures
Performance Indicators
In the table below, please provide historical data against the performance indicators associated with the themes.
| Theme and measure | 2005/06 outturn | 2006/07 Apr-Dec Outturn | 2007/08 Target |
|---|---|---|---|
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Prevent offending (target since 05/06): Reduce the number of first time entrants to the Youth Justice System by 5% by March 2008, compared to the 2005/6 baseline, by identifying children and young people at risk of offending or involvement in anti-social behaviour through a YISP or other evidence-based targeted means of intervention designed to reduce those risks and strengthen protective factors as demonstrated by using ONSET or other effective means of assessment and monitoring |
1285 | 874 | 1221 |
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Intervene early: Ensure that 100% of young people on a final warning are supported by an intervention if: - their Asset score is greater or equal to 12, or - there are any concerns of risk of serious harm to others, or - their score is less than 12 but any sections score 4 |
91.4% | 96.3% | 100% |
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Reduce re-offending: Achieve a reduction in re-offending rates by 5% in 2007/8, when compared with the 2002-03 re-offending cohort, with respect to each of the following four populations: |
Oct-Dec 2002 cohort - % reoffending after 12 months: | Oct-Dec 2005 cohort - % reoffending after 12 months (if available): | Oct-Dec 2006 cohort - % reoffending after 12 months: |
| Pre-court | 18.4% | 22.5% | Reduction of 5% |
| First tier penalties | 46.9% | 40.3% | Reduction of 5% |
| Community penalties | 68.9% | 66.2% | Reduction of 5% |
| Custody | 100% | 66.6% | Reduction of 5% |
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Reduce the use of custody (secure remands) (new target): Reduce the use of the secure estate for remands to 9% of the total number of remand episodes, excluding unconditional bail. |
9% | ||
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Reduce the use of custody (secure remands) (old target): Reduce the number of remands to the secure estate (as a proportion of all remand episodes excluding conditional / unconditional bail) to 30% |
32.4% | 34.8% | |
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Reduce the use of custody (custodial sentences): Reduce the number of custodial sentences as proportion of all court disposals to 5% |
3.1% | 3.5% | 5% |
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DTO training Plans Ensure that all initial training plans for DTOs are drawn up within 10 working days of sentences being passed |
73.5% | 95.5% | 100% |
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Support young people engaging in education, training and employment: Ensure that 90% of young offenders who are supervised by the YOTs are in suitable full-time education, training or employment |
74.6% | 78.3% | 90% |
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Support access to appropriate accommodation: Ensure that all YOTs have a named accommodation officer and that all young people completing community interventions or on release from the secure estate have suitable accommodation to go to |
96.1% | 97.3% | 100% |
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Support access to mental health services: Ensure that all young people who are assessed by ASSET or the Mental Health Assessment Framework as manifesting acute mental health difficulties are referred by YOTs to the CAMHS for a formal assessment commencing within five working days of the receipt of the referral, with a view to their accessing a tier 3 or other appropriate CAMHS tier service based on this assessment |
100% | 100% | 100% |
| Ensure that all young people who are assessed by ASSET or the Mental Health Assessment Framework as manifesting non-acute mental health concerns are referred by the YOT for an assessment and engagement by the appropriate CAMHS tier 1-3 service commenced within 15 working days of referral. | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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Support access to substance misuse services: Ensure that all young people are screened for substance misuse |
100% | 100% | 100% |
| Ensure that all young people identified with needs receive appropriate specialist assessment within 5 working days of referral, following screening | 85.1% | 91.3% | 100% |
| Ensure that all young people access the early intervention and treatment services they require within 10 working days of assessment | 100% | 98.6% | 100% |
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Provide effective restorative justice services: (new target): Ensure that victims participate in restorative processes in 25% of relevant disposals referred to the YOT |
25% | ||
| Ensure that 85% of victims participating are satisfied | 85% | ||
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Provide effective restorative justice services (old target) Ensure that 75% of victims of youth crime referred to YOTs are offered the opportunity to participate in a restorative process |
99.4% | 100% | |
| Ensure that 75% of victims participating are satisfied | 100% | 100% | |
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Support parenting interventions (new target): Ensure that 20% of young people with a final warning supported by intervention, a relevant community based penalty or DTO, their parent/carer(s) receive a parenting intervention. |
20% | ||
| Ensure that 20% of the young people on prevention programmes, their parent/carer(s) receive a parenting intervention | 20% | ||
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Support parenting interventions (old target): Ensure that 10% of young people with a final warning supported by intervention or a community disposal receive a parenting intervention |
22.2% | 18.8% | |
| Ensure that 75 % of parents participating in a parenting intervention are satisfied | 99.3% | 97% | |
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Ensure equal treatment regardless of race: All YOTs should implement their action plan to ensure that any difference between the ethnic composition of offenders on all pre-court and post-court disposals and the ethnic composition of the local community is reduced year on year |
EPQA
| Theme and measure | Initial score | Predicted score | Actual score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention: post 07 | |||
| Early intervention: Final warning interventions | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Intensive supervision: ISSP post 07 | |||
| Managing demand for custody: Remand management 05-07 or 06-08 | 1 | 2 | 3 (Provisional) |
| Swift administration of justice: post 07 | |||
| Restorative justice and victims: post 07 | |||
| Race (n/a) | |||
| Recidivism (n/a) | |||
| Assessment, planning interventions and supervision | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Education, training and employment | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Substance misuse: 05-07 or 06-08 | 3 | 3 | |
| Mental health: 05-07 or 06-08 | 3 | 3 | |
| Accommodation (n/a) | |||
| Resettlement | 1 | 2 | 3 (Provisional) |
| Parenting | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Page Last Updated: 1 June 2007
