The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) () is a
non-departmental public body
In the United Kingdom, non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, the Scottish Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive to public sector organisations that have a role in the process o ...
created by the
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act was published on 2 December 1997 and received royal assent in July 1998. Its key areas were the introduction of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders, Se ...
to oversee the youth justice system for England and Wales. Its purposes are set out in section 41 of that Act.
It is sponsored by the
Ministry of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
, and its board members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice. A key function of the Board is to set policy on youth offending and oversee and the
Youth Offending Teams.
Functions
The YJB's primary function is to monitor the operation of the youth justice system and the provision of youth justice services. Within England and Wales it is responsible for:
* using information and evidence to form an expert view of how to get the best outcomes for children who offend and for victims of crime
* advising the Secretary of State for Justice and those working in youth justice services about how well the system is operating, and how improvements can be made
* identifying and sharing best practice
promoting the voice of the child* commissioning research and publishing information in connection with good practice
* monitoring the youth justice system and the provision of youth justice services
* making grants, with the approval of the Secretary of State, for the purposes of the operation of the youth justice system and services
* providing information technology related assistance for the operation of the youth justice system and services. The main vehicle for this is the Youth Justice Application Framework (YJAF) which is a case management system collecting data utilised by the YJB for its Business Intelligence & Insights function, and information exchange between Youth Justice Services and the Secure Estate regarding children.
Board members
Members of the YJB's Board are appointed by the
Secretary of State for Justice
The secretary of state for justice is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Since the office's inception ...
. The following people are current YJB Board Members:
*
Keith Fraser (chair)
* Brian Tytherleigh
* Duwayne Brooks OBE
* Jacob Sakil
*
Keith Towler
* Louise Shorter
* Phillip Bowen
* Susannah Hancock
The YJB's current Chief Executive is Stephanie Roberts-Bibby. The organisation has about 100 staff.
Retired chairs
*September 1998–June 2003:
Lord Norman Warner
*June 2003–April 2004: Sir Charles Pollard (Acting)
*April 2004–January 2007:
Rod Morgan
Rodney Emrys Morgan (born 16 February 1942) was Criminology lecturer at the University of Bath in the early 1980s and is professor emeritus, University of Bristol and visiting professor at the University of Sussex. He is the former chair of the ...
*February 2007–February 2008: Graham Robb (Interim)
*February 2008–March 2014:
Frances Done
*March 2014–February 2017:
Lord Tom McNally
*March 2017–April 2020: Charlie Taylor
*April 2020–Current:
Keith Fraser
References
External links
*
YJB Publications
Prison-related organizations
Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government
Youth organisations based in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1998
1998 establishments in the United Kingdom
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