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Preventing offending:

getting it right for children and young people

Youth Justice Team and Children’s Hearings

Scottish Government

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Explain the reasons for refresh of strategy

Highlight key findings from WSA Evaluation

Brief look at Preventing offending: getting it right for children and young people

Explore moving from strategy to implementation

Listen to your views on how we can support this


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Aim of today


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Youth Justice Strategy Refresh

Why?


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Collaborative Approach


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Youth Justice: Fixed in the past or fit for the future?

www.cycj.org.uk/news/reviewing-youth-justice-in-scotland/

http://www.cycj.org.uk/news/reviewing-youth-justice-in-scotland/

http://www.cycj.org.uk/news/reviewing-youth-justice-in-scotland/


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In 2012-13, 4% of 8-17 year olds or 1 in 25

were found to have committed a crime

or offence


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2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

3235 35 33

2924

2117

128 6

65

7074

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26

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Offence referrals and children referred per 1000 of populationChildren referred Offence referrals


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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

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Under 21's in SPS custody - snapshot 30 June each year

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2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-140

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140

Under 18's with a conviction per 1000 of the population

Broad Objectives: Assess the progress towards short and medium term outcomes Establish areas of success and challenges to achieving self-

sustainability Examine mechanisms of partnership working and flexibility of

approach Assess whether there has been change or realignment in the use of

resources and drivers for change Demonstrate whether WSA is delivering better outcomes for young

people Establish the lessons learnt for sustainability of WSA to share widely


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WSA Evaluation

Practitioners expressed a clear commitment to principles, goals and values of the WSA.

WSA has been a galvanising factor in driving improvements in partnership working, information-sharing and shared learning across agencies and in turn improving outcomes for children and young people.

Flexibility in implementing WSA across local authority areas may be necessary to adapt to different conditions and local demands, including variations in local authority size, scale and structure.


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WSA Evaluation

WSA operates within a broader landscape – in both policing and social work - where working practice and arrangements may differ from the WSA ethos. There is a difficult balance for practitioners between responding to young people’s needs, as per the WSA, and reacting to offending behaviour.

Long term sustainability of WSA in any given authority is predicated upon staff expertise and their dedication to WSA. Champions are important resources in this context.

‘Buy-in’ to WSA policy and practice cannot be assumed; ongoing work is required to sustain WSA values across and within partner agencies


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WSA Evaluation

WSA evaluation indicates that we are on the right direction

Priority themes –

Advancing the Whole System Approach

Improving Life Chances

Developing Capacity and Improvement


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Advancing the Whole System Approach Develop, sustain and improve WSA

Encourage and support WSA leaders and practitioners to promote good practice and highlight the benefits achieved through this approach, support partners to embed preventing offending work in Community Planning following changes in Community Justice

Support partners to integrate Early and Effective Intervention (EEI) with the implementation of the 2014 Act, including development of EEI practice to ensure consistency and appropriate involvement of the Named Person


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Advancing the Whole System Approach Effective interventions

Maximise the opportunities for diversion from the Criminal Justice System and formal processes to respond swiftly and bring action on offending much closer to the offence and to encourage greater use of diversion across the Criminal Justice System

Minimise delay in proceedings involving children. Continue to improve the exchange of information between Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and (Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) in relation to jointly reported cases involving children

School inclusion

Work with school professionals to build capacity and awareness about working with young people involved/at risk of involvement in offending and share good practice throughout Scotland in approaches to school inclusion with a focus on preventing offending

Strengthening relationships and engagement

Help create the conditions for children and young people to be active participants in change and improving youth justice, promote positive relationships between young people, their families and communities to help develop social networks and build resilience

Support workers to build quality and consistent relationships and enable gender specific approaches where appropriate, recognising strengths and needs in relationships as part of part of focus on tackling inequalities.


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Victims and community confidence Encourage use of restorative approaches where appropriate, ensure that

victims’ rights and needs are systematically reflected in the work undertaken with young people who offend

Encourage better and more regular engagement with communities about youth justice to build awareness of, and support for, the Scottish approach

Improving health and wellbeing Build on the work already undertaken on substance misuse to include New

Psychoactive Substances. Improve understanding and enhance capacity in relation to mental health and trauma through practice development and supporting services for young people

Improve awareness and support of speech, language and communication needs of children involved in offending


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Opportunities for all Ensure that low level offending as a child does not negatively affect

opportunities for securing education, training or employment as an adult by implementing changes on disclosure of childhood offences

Build relationships with employers, to help them see the strengths and potential of our children and young people including those who may have a criminal record

Transitions Support reintegration of young people from custody and secure to allow

them to move onto and sustain positive destinations Improve transitions between children’s and adult justice systems, where

needed. Transitions must be planned and supported and take account of Corporate Parenting responsibilities, including the extension of rights of previously looked after young people


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Support workforce development linked to implementation of the 2014 Act Build a more collaborative approach to enhance training and workforce

development opportunities founded on common core skills Develop appropriate forums for youth justice practitioners, policy makers

and others to share knowledge and good practice Build the confidence of youth justice practitioners in their skills and abilities

to support our children and young people Refresh training for Children’s Panel Members taking account of the 2014

Act Develop leadership development opportunities at all levels but particularly

for front line managers


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Improving systems Improve systems of information capture to support improvement including

national information on EEI and diversion

Strengthen the evidence base about the needs of young people at risk of or involved in offending behaviour and complexity

Ensure that good practice and evidence is shared and that youth justice practice and policy is informed by the best knowledge and evidence

Develop a shared dataset and performance framework to monitor trends and assist in targeting of resources, workforce development and practice

Any questions or views on what you

have heard so far on the WSA evaluation

or the Youth Justice strategy?

What are the key opportunities and challenges to build on the progress that has been made?

What are your views on the areas that need most support in implementation?


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Any Questions


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Care and risk management

Aware

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Active

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Alert CARM

The Children and Young People (Scotland)Act 2014 legislates for the implementation of GIRFEC through

Parts 4 – Named Person Part 5 – Childs Plan Part 18 – Wellbeing

A named person made available to every child 0-18 years (and beyond if still in school)

A legal requirement to share information with the Named Person as appropriate

A single system for assessment and planning through the Child’s Plan


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Getting it Right for Every Child

GIRFEC is coming are you ready ..or not?

Aug 2016

Senior managers fully support and endorse new ways of working

Our management structure and network support the named person

New processes and procedures developed Partners/colleagues/staff are fully and engaged and involved

New processes and procedures agreed and documented

New processes/ procedures implemented

Communication and Change plan developed and agreed Right messages shared at the right time with the right people

Have identified Key partners / colleagues we need to communicate with

We have implemented our new processesProcedures and working practices

Stakeholders kept informed of changes and on-board with new ways of working

Staff on-board with new processes/ procedures

Have not considered / reviewed our EEI processes and procedures to support the named person

Policies / guidance updated to reflect GIRFEC compliance

Policies and guidance do not reflect GIRFEC compliance

MA training delivered

MA training agreed / developed

Have organised workshops to review processes and procedures with out key partners / colleagues

Making good progressMaking progress Not ready Ready to go

Little / no engagement with our key partners /colleagues / staff

Preventing offending: Getting it right for children and young people

http://gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/2244

Preventing offending: Getting it right for children and young people – strategy summary


Evaluation of the Whole System Approach to Young People who Offend in Scotland



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Useful links










More detail on preventing offending by

young people and the whole system approach:

www.gov.scot David Doris – Youth Justice Team Leader, Scottish Government

[email protected]

Liz Murdoch– WSA Policy Lead, Scottish Government

[email protected]

Chris Wright – Professional Advisor, Scottish Government

[email protected]

Colin Johnston – Professional Advisor, Scottish Government

[email protected]


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