Buckinghamshire Youth Justice Plan 2025 to 2026

What we have done, what has happened as a result, and what we will do next.

• Increased the representation of diverse groups within the YP4All participation group, ensuring all voices are heard in shaping practice
• Delivered training to all front-line staff on the lived experience of disproportionate outcomes
• Provided mentoring support to 32 children and 13 parents via the Spark2Life Community Coaching project
• Increased the diversity of our volunteer pool
• Developed a Partnership Board Disproportionality Plan, which sets clear priorities for the next 12 months
• Identified patterns and trends across partnership data around disproportionality
• Completed an audit of First Time Entrants, focusing on disproportionality

• Decisions around service development are being driven by the children most likely to have experienced disproportionate outcomes
• Increased evidence of diverse needs being identified and supported through the interventions the service delivers
• Raised awareness of national and cultural dates of significance to promote understanding
• Developed a local pilot with solicitors in Aylesbury police station to raise awareness of the findings from the first-time entrant audit.

• Deliver anti-racism training to board members to build on awareness across the partnership
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of the local pilot sharing information with solicitors
• Collaborate with the YP4All group to explore their experiences of disproportionate outcomes
• Deliver against the Partnership Disproportionality Plan
• Analyse local data on girls in the youth justice system to enhance services offered