8th Report - Young adults in the criminal justice system
- HC No.
- HC 419
- Published
- 20 Jun 2018
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 7 September 2018. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Justice Committee
Young adults in the criminal justice system; and youth custodial estate
Closed
Opened 28 Sep 2017
Closed 7 Sep 2018
Justice Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This one-off evidence session on young adults and the youth custodial estate is expected to cover a number of issues including: an update to the Ministry's response to the previous Justice Committees Report on The treatment of young adults in the criminal justice system the Ministry's current approach to young adults in the justice system what the Government is doing in response to declining safety in the youth custodial estate further steps which can be taken to improve safety and access to education for children in custody.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 28 September 2017.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 8th Report - Young adults in the criminal justice system on 20 June 2018.
The government's response
Published 7 September 2018.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government agrees that young adults have distinct needs but says it will continue to manage them within the adult offender population, while committing to develop approaches within the adult system and to "consider carefully" any future programme of work.
- On extending the detention in a youth offender institution (DYOI) sentence to age 25, the government would not wish to replicate a strict upper age limit; it "will consider the continued utility" of the sentence and will explore whether a coordinated approach within the adult estate might supplement or replace it.
- It is developing a Model for Operational Delivery for young adults and has a scoping project on best practice, which "is due to conclude by late autumn". It will look to consult stakeholders before implementation.
- It states it has "no plans to centrally pilot courts for young adults" and is concerned that piloting specific prosecutors for particular cohorts would cause an imbalance in resources and slow processes for other vulnerable groups.
- It plans a young adult tool kit for pre-sentence advice, with national rollout in Spring 2019, and says the maturity screening work in OASys "should be complete by April 2019".
Reports
All reportsEvidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 7 November 2017
Recent activity
- 5th Special Report - Young adults in the criminal justice system: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2017-197 September 2018, Report published
- 8th Report - Young adults in the criminal justice system20 June 2018, Report published
- Young Offenders Governance Board Delivery Plan 2018–198 June 2018, Correspondence
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| 7 Nov 2017 |
Oral evidence session
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Correspondence
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