Agenda item

Report of the Interim Strategic Director of Children and Young People’s Services

Recommendations:-

1.    That the publication of the Rotherham Youth Justice Plan 2019-21 be noted.

Consideration was given to the Rotherham Youth Justice Plan 2019-21 which had been published by the Rotherham Youth Offending Team Management Board in October 2019.

It was reported that the Youth Justice Plan provided detail as to how Rotherham Youth Offending Team (YOT) intended to deliver services to improve outcomes for young people, families and communities over the next two years against the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s three priorities:-

·         Protecting Vulnerable People

·         Tackling Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour

·         Treating People Fairly

It was noted that the YOT reported to and supported the Safer Rotherham Partnership (SRP) Priorities;

·         Protecting Vulnerable Children

·         Protecting Vulnerable Adults

·         Building Confident and Cohesive Communities

·         Domestic Abuse and other related offences

·         Serious and Organised Crime

More recent work focussing on a systematic intervention to tackle Child Criminal Exploitation and Serious and Organised Crime Gangs operating across County Lines had also been incorporated into the 2019-2021 plan. The agreed priorities for the 2019-2021 were underpinned by a detailed action plan that would be monitored by the YOT Board on a quarterly basis. The 13 priorities were:-

·         First Time Entrants

·         Re-offending

·         Custody

·         Risk

·         Serious Youth Violence

·         Health

·         Raising factors for desistance in relation to Education, Training & Employment; Raising aspirations, attainment and attendance.

·         Early Help & Social Care Pathway

·         Enabling a strong and robust Early Help Offer (& YOT) that delivers quality intervention and prevention

·         Looked After Children

·         Inspection

·         Practice

·         Service User Voice

Resolved:-

That the publication of the Rotherham Youth Justice Plan 2019-21 be noted