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<p>Ministry of Justice funding for Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) is delivered through
the Youth Justice Board (YJB), which provides an annual grant to local authorities
to deliver youth offending services. Though varying by YOT, on average this makes
up less than a third of the funding YOTs receive. Local authorities and partner agencies
provide the rest of their funding. The YJB does not specify how the grant should be
spent.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities hold the statutory responsibility to deliver
youth justice services in their area and services are designed according to local
context and needs. Diversion from the criminal justice system is not a statutory requirement
for Youth Offending Teams, however they may choose to pay for these activities based
on locally identified needs and priorities.</p>
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