Decision details

To approve the Youth Justice Plan.

The Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help presented the Youth Justice Plan for Cabinet’s consideration.  The Youth Justice Service was a PAN-Dorset function that combined engagement with several partners including local authorities.

In presenting the report the Portfolio Holder advised that he intended to recommend to Full Council that the Youth Justice Plan be adopted.

The Chairman invited questions from non-executive members of the council: -

·       Concern was expressed regarding the lack of that interaction with Youth Centre’s and this was missing from the report.

·       The Chairman of the People and Health Scrutiny committee confirmed that the committee endorsed the report the recommendation.

Cabinet confirmed that they supported the Portfolio Holder’s recommendation.

Recommendation to Full Council from the Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills, and Early Help

That the Youth Justice Plan be adopted.

Reason for the recommendation

Local authorities are required to publish an annual Youth Justice Plan, setting out how the statutory requirements for a multi-agency youth offending team are fulfilled locally. Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service is a partnership between Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, along with Dorset Police, NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group and the National Probation Service Dorset. Approval for the Youth Justice Plan is also being sought from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.  The Youth Justice Plan needs to be approved by the full Council.