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It was madness for the Government to want to abolish the Youth Justice Board - Khan
23 November 2011
Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on the Government's decision to remove the Youth Justice Board from the Public Bodies Bill, said:
“The Youth Justice Board has been put under huge pressure this past year with the threat of abolition hanging over its head. The YJB does an important job battling to reduce youth offending. It has a proven track record in reducing crime, which is why it was madness for the Government to want to abolish it and why Labour and so many groups have campaigned for its survival with such determination.
“We welcome the Government’s long overdue change of mind which will allow the YJB to continue driving down youth crime, as it was doing to great effect under Labour.
“However, we warn that the YJB’s work is still being undermined by severe cuts to Youth Offending Teams, which work within communities to cut crime and anti-social behaviour. We will continue to oppose these cuts which go too far and too fast and risk the progress we made in reducing youth offending.”
