Justice written question – answered at on 2 September 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
The Ministry of Justice provides funding to a number of youth work programmes. These include contributions to education for young offenders, the Troubled Families programme, grants made by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to youth offending teams (YOT) to develop good practice and commission research and YJB grants to other organisations.
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Funding details | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
The Department's contribution to Youth Justice Board grants to youth offending teams in England and Wales | 119.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
Youth Justice Board grants to other organisations for youth work in England and Wales | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
Funding for the education of young offenders in youth offender institutions (YOIs) in England | 18.0 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
The Department's contribution to the Troubled Families programme in England, which includes work to get children back into school and reduce youth crime and antisocial behaviour | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
Total | 139.6 | 117.8 | 126.1 |
YOTs reported working with 66,430 young people in 2011-12, a 48% reduction since 2008-09 and a reduction of 22% since 2010-11. The average youth custodial population has also fallen: from 2,040 in 2010-11 to 1,963 in 2011-12 and 1,561 in 2012-13 (a 23% reduction from 2010-11, figures for 2012-13 are provisional). It is against this backdrop that decisions relating to funding have been made.
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