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Buckinghamshire Youth Justice Plan 2025 to 2026

Last updated: 6 November 2025 Download the plan (pdf, 1.2 MB)
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Section 1: Who did we work with in 2024 to 2025

Buckinghamshire is a County within the South East of England, bordered by six other Counties, and London can be reached in under 30 minutes.

In 2022, the recorded population within Buckinghamshire was 551,560, with a projected rise to over 564,000 by 2030.

The following data relates to children receiving outcomes between April 2024 and March 2025.

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Percentage by age

Values Percentage (%)
10 years 0.3 0.3%
11 years 2.4 2.6%
12 years 0.7 0.7%
13 years 11.6 12.4%
14 years 12.6 13.4%
15 years 19.6 20.9%
16 years 23.6 25.2%
17 years 22.3 23.8%
18 years 0.7 0.7%

Percentage by ethnicity

Values Percentage (%)
White 60.3 60.3%
Mixed 8.1 8.1%
Asian 12.3 12.3%
Black 6.9 6.9%
Other 0.6 0.6%
Unknown/Refused to say 11.8 11.8%

Percentage with SEND

Values Percentage (%)
Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) 50.2 50.2%
Special Education Needs (SEN) support 20.5 20.5%
Not applicable 29.3 29.3%

  • 75% were male
  • 24.7% were female
  • 0.3% chose not to disclose their gender
  • 16.2% of outcomes were statutory and 83.8% were non-statutory.