Youth Justice: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding she is providing for youth justice services in areas of high need.
Answered by Sarah Sackman
For 2025/26, this Government is providing c.£94 million in funding to Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) to support the operation and provision of youth justice services across England and Wales. This funding enables YOTs to provide interventions and support tailored to the needs of children in their local area. Despite the challenging fiscal environment this Government inherited, this is an increase on the previous year.
In addition, c.£15 million has been allocated to the Turnaround Programme, which provides funding to all YOTs to intervene earlier and address the reasons that lead to children offending. Since the programme launched in 2022 this has enabled YOTs to reach up to 20,500 additional children not currently on their statutory caseloads.
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