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RESOLVED:
 

That Cabinet approves the 2024/25 Youth Justice Plan for
consideration by Full Council at its meeting on 9 July 2024.

 
Reasons for
Decisions:
 
An annual
youth justice plan is a statutory requirement for local
authorities. This plan has been prepared following national
guidance from the Youth Justice Board.
Annual
youth justice plans are an opportunity to review performance and
developments over the last twelve months and plan for the next
year. This allows services to be able to respond to any changes
that have taken place in the previous year, including new
legislation, demographic changes, delivery of key performance
indicators, and developments in service delivery. The planning and
production of a youth justice plan is beneficial to partnership
working and service delivery to ensure the best outcomes for
children.
The
overarching vision for Surrey County Council’s Children,
Families and Lifelong Learning directorate is ‘to support
families and enable children and young people to be and feel safe,
healthy and make good choices about their wellbeing’. We aim
to ensure that Surrey's children and families have access to a
range of services that tackle inequalities, support independence
and enhance lives. This ethos is the foundation for the youth
justice plan, which also supports the Council’s ‘No One
Left Behind’ commitment to Surrey residents, the wider
‘The Surrey Way’ objectives, and the Council’s
strategy for children and young people’s emotional wellbeing
and mental health.
 
(The
decisions on this item can be called-in by the Children, Families,
Lifelong Learning & Culture Select Committee)