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The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales is a non-departmental public body responsible for overseeing the youth justice system, ensuring that young offenders are managed effectively and safely, and promoting their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Friday, 19 December 2025
Keith Fraser, Chair of the YJB, highlights the systemic biases that fuel the over-representation of Black and Mixed ethnicity children in the youth ju...
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
"The review must drive earlier, co-ordinated and trauma-informed response across agencies"...
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
The YJB welcomes the Government’s commitment to reforming youth justice for girls in custody, following it's response to the recommendations made by B...
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
A blog by Stephanie Roberts-Bibby, Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Board (YJB)....
Monday, 08 September 2025
A statement from YJB Chief Executive Steph Roberts-Bibby, and Keith Fraser, Chair of the YJB, welcoming Rt Hon David Lammy MP as Deputy Prime Minister...
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
The YJB's response to a Welsh Government statement on the Women's and Youth Justice Blueprints....
Thursday, 24 April 2025
The YJB's response to the Ministry of Justice's announcement that PAVA (synthetic pepper spray) will be issued at Young Offender Institutions that hol...
Friday, 07 March 2025
Susannah Hancock, YJB Board member, reflects on her review of girls in custody, which makes several recommendations about how we can better meet their...
Thursday, 27 February 2025
A report from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) identifies critical themes in the treatment and outcomes of children and victims at court, offering a road...
Wednesday, 05 February 2025
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is sharing its Knife Crime Insights Pack to add context to the YJB’s Annual Statistics which include data on knife crime...
Thursday, 30 January 2025
The Youth Justice Annual Statistics for 2023 to 2024 were published today. There are fewer first time entrants and children in custody, but court dela...
Thursday, 30 January 2025
A blog by Keith Fraser, YJB Chair and Board Champion for Over-Represented Children....
Monday, 20 January 2025
Anti-racism resources released as part of a YJB-funded initiative have launched to raise awareness of adultification in the youth justice system. ...
Monday, 25 November 2024
YJB Chair Keith Fraser reflects on White Ribbon Day, an international campaign which calls for the elimination of violence against women and girls....
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) responds to HM Inspectorate of Prison’s Children in Custody Report...
Thursday, 07 November 2024
YJB Board Member Susannah Hancock has been commissioned to lead an independent review into the placement of girls in custody....
Friday, 01 November 2024
YJB Board member Louise Shorter discusses Child First with Professor Neal Hazel....
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Jacob Sakil, YJB Board Member and race champion reflects on Black History Month, identity, and how he's showing up for Black children in youth justice...
Thursday, 03 October 2024
YJB Chief Executive, Steph Roberts-Bibby reflects on her visit to the UK's first secure school and its unique focus on education, healthcare and wellb...
Tuesday, 01 October 2024
Keith Fraser, Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) on the extraordinary achievements of Black individuals and the challenges t...
Monday, 30 September 2024
A statement from YJB Chief Executive, Steph Roberts-Bibby on HM Inspectorate of Prisons' report on the separation of children in young offender instit...
Friday, 09 August 2024
A statement from Keith Fraser, Chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), on the recent violent disorder seen across the UK....
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Steph Roberts-Bibby, the CEO of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), talking about the YJB's new values - what they are, why we have them and how they will ...
Thursday, 02 May 2024
The Chair of the YJB, Keith Fraser, sets out the objectives in the YJB's new Strategic Plan 2024-27....
Monday, 22 April 2024
A blog by the Youth Justice Board's (YJB) Business Intelligence and Insights Directorate that highlights racial disparity in the youth justice system...
Thursday, 11 April 2024
Amy Bruce, Operations Manager at Suffolk YJS, shares her experience of being an early adopter of the YJB’s new Prevention and Diversion Assessment Too...
Monday, 18 March 2024
By Sharon Gray, YJB Board Member, Education Consultant at Wholehearted Learning and former Head Teacher of special and mainstream schools....
Thursday, 25 January 2024
A blog by Keith Fraser, YJB Chair and Board Champion for Over-Represented Children....
Thursday, 18 January 2024
Steph Roberts-Bibby, the CEO of the Youth Justice Board, reflects on her visit to Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly Youth Offending Service....
Thursday, 23 November 2023
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has appointed Steph Roberts-Bibby as the permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO). ...
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