Recommendation 5

It is particularly important that for serious child offenders, there is a clear focus on rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Clause 107 is likely to shift the focus towards punishment. This may well be counter-productive in reducing reoffending. Children sentenced to detention under section 250 of the Sentencing Act 2020 should, as they do now, spend half the sentence in custody and half being monitored in the community to support their reintegration into the community.