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<p>The Youth Justice Grant is distributed to Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) by the Youth
Justice Board (YJB), on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, for the operation and provision
of youth justice services. Though varying by YOT, on average the grant makes up around
a third of the funding YOTs receive. Local authorities and partner agencies provide
the rest of their funding.</p><p>The youth justice system works to prevent offending
and reoffending by children (those aged 10-17) and this Government has driven and
overseen a number of achievements. In the year ending March 2022, the number of first
time entrants was 8,000, which is a 78% fall from the year ending March 2012. Over
the same period, the average youth custody population fell by 77% to an average of
450, and the proven reoffending rate fell to 31.2%.</p><p>We want to go further still
to drive and oversee the youth justice system. The MoJ introduced a new set of Key
Performance Indicators in April 2023 so as to provide greater insight of how the youth
justice system is operating.</p>
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