Consultation responses

Members will recall that we launched an online survey in December asking about current governance arrangement for local YOT partnerships. The survey will help shape our contribution to the YJB’s work to update its guidance, ‘Modern Youth Offending Partnerships’. We are grateful to the 48 colleagues who took the time to respond. We have posted…

The AYM response to the Labour Party Policy review of the criminal justice system was submitted today (Friday 28 June 2019) and can be read here.

In early June, AYM responded to the Public consultation on Mental Health Conditions and Disorders: Draft Legal Guidance. This is a new revised proposal of CPS guidance on prosecuting defendants with mental health issues. You can read the AYM response here.

The Government has today (31/1/19) announced an amendment to the Offensive Weapons Bill by including the introduction of ‘Knife Crime Prevention Orders’ (KCPO) which would appear to be a new form of ASBO.  Such orders will be able to be imposed on children aged 12 years and over if the police believe them to be…

Association of Youth Offending Team Managers (AYM) response to: The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child Revised General Comment No. 10 (2007) on Children’s Rights in Juvenile Justice. About the AYM The AYM is a professional association representing the majority of youth offending teams (YOT) and their managers in England.  Section 39…