Regulatory Impact Statement: Including 17 year-olds, and convictable traffic offences not punishable by imprisonment, in the youth justice system [pdf, 1.4 MB]
...increase in, and focus on the needs of, young people receiving custodial placements. 5. Other regulatory options relating to services provided in the youth justice system are being considered under the IIC programme, and have been considered in the separate RIS: Youth Justice Enhancements. Quality of the evidence base 6. The analysis focuses on the detrimental effect that adult and formal justice processes have on young people. It draws on a significant body of robust internationa...