Buckinghamshire Youth Justice Plan 2025 to 2026

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

• Delivered Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) training to front-line social work managers
• Increased engagement from partners with our custody panels, held when a custodial sentence is a potential outcome
• Provided training for Magistrates on the lived experience of a custodial sentence
• Delivered Court and Remand Process training to all staff and managers
• Promoted family inclusion in all resettlement plans

• Workers are attending court for children and can contribute to discussions focused on their needs
• Sentencing proposals are more robust and focused on achieving the safety of the self and within the community through the partnership approach
• Children have been supported through resettlement via a greater partnership approach between professionals and parents

• Re-launch the Magistrates' feedback form to gather learning on YJST report-writing and proposals
• Contribute to the evaluation of children / young adults transferred to Probation, taking place acrossthe Thames Valley
• Board to review every decision where a child is remanded to local authority care or custody