Responses to consultations and surveys will be posted below in date order with the most recent at the top.
2021
The AYM response to the Youth Justice Board draft Practice Guidance for Youth
Offending Team Management Boards in England and Wales can be read here.
The AYM response to the HMI Probation 2021 statutory consultation can be read here.
The AYM response to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill April 2021 can be read here.
The AYM response to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill April 2021 can be read here.
2020
The AYM response to the HMPPS Use of Force Policy consultation can be read here.
The AYM response to the Strengthening the Independent Scrutiny Bodies through Legislation consultation can be read here.
Additional evidence to the Justice Committee from The Association of Youth Offending Team Managers (AYM) regarding Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) children and the youth justice system can be read here.
The AYM response to the HMIP Inspection Framework Consultation can be read here.
An Addendum to the AYM’s submission to the Enquiry of the Justice Committee into Youth Justice (dated September 2019) can be read here.
The AYM response to the Pre-charge Government Consultation can be read here.
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 full results here with a summary of the key findings.
2019
24 September 2019
The AYM response to the Knife Crime Prevention Orders consultation can be read here
The AYM response to above consultation can be read here
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 AYM responded to the Home Office Consultation on a new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence on 28th May 2019. You can read the AYM response here.
