Youth Offending Teams

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 18 September 2012.

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Photo of Jeremy Wright Jeremy Wright The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice 11:30, 18 September 2012

Staffing of youth offending teams is decided by local authorities and their partner agencies, but I can tell the hon. Gentleman that between 2009-10 and 2010-11 there were 835 fewer posts, which includes volunteers, part-time and temporary staff. That amounts to a 4% reduction. Over the same period, the number of young people supervised by youth offending teams dropped by 20%