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<p>In January 2017 we established a programme of reform to consider how we can deliver
improvements across the youth justice system (YJS) and take account of the recommendations
made by Charlie Taylor in his review of the YJS, published in December 2016.</p><p>
</p><p>Since then we have established the Youth Custody Service to bring oversight
of the whole youth secure estate under a single Executive Director directly accountable
to me, and worked in partnership with DfE, DHSC and NHSE to develop the secure schools
model. We hope to appoint the provider of the first secure school this summer. The
Youth Justice Board has developed a new performance assessment process for Youth Offending
Teams and we have increased the availability of liaison and diversion services across
England.</p><p> </p><p>Work is also underway to review our criminal records processes
and we have established a dedicated youth justice disproportionality team who are
taking forward work to explain or address disproportionate representation and outcomes
within the system. In addition, the HMCTS court reform programme has a specific workstream
considering the needs of children and we are also undertaking a review of the use
of remand for children.</p><p> </p><p>Work has therefore been completed, or is underway,
in relation to every recommendation made in Charlie Taylor’s review and we will continue
to use the review and the specific recommendations made to inform our work as we take
our reform programme forward.</p>
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