Issue details

The production of a Youth Justice Plan is a statutory duty of the Local Authority under Part 3, Section 40 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
The plan sets out:
a) how youth justice services are to be provided and funded, and
b) how the Youth Offending Service established by the Local Authority is to be composed and funded, how it will operate and what function it is to carry out.
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998, Section 39(1) placed a duty on each Local Authority, acting with its statutory partners (Police, Probation and Health) to establish Youth Offending Teams in their local area to deliver youth justice services. Section 38(3) of the Act placed a duty on the Local Authority and its statutory partners to make payment towards the expenditure incurred in providing youth justice services.
The purpose of the Western Bay Youth Justice and Early Intervention Service is to ensure that youth justice services are available across the Western Bay area of Bridgend Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. It contains information relating to
- A summary of achievements
- Structure and governance
- Resources and value for money
- Partnership arrangements
- Risks to future delivery against the youth justice outcome measures.