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<p>We have made clear that, outcomes for children in custody are not good enough.
This is evident for all young offenders, including those who identify as Gypsy, Roma
and Traveller (GRT).</p><p> </p><p>It is noteworthy, however, that in the 2015/16
‘Children in Custody’ report that describes the number of GRT children in young offender
institutions (YOI), that participation in education, work or vocational or skills
training in custody is higher for those identifying as GRT in YOIs when compared to
the rest of the cohort.</p><p> </p><p>In December we set out our response to Charlie
Taylor’s review of the youth justice system and how we will improve outcomes for young
people across the youth custodial estate. Measures include developing a new pre-apprenticeship
pathway to ensure that all children and young people are in education, training or
employment on their release, boosting the number of front line staff in YOIs and developing
two ‘secure schools’ with a particular focus on education and health.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is keen in principle to move to the 18+1 ethnicity
monitoring system from the 2011 Census and is examining the requirements and dependencies
with existing IT systems and identifying the feasibility and indicative costs of moving
to the revised classification system.</p>
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