Agenda item

That the Western Bay Youth Justice and Early intervention Youth Justice Plan 2016-2017 be commended to Council for approval.

Decision:

That the Western Bay Youth Justice and Early intervention Youth Justice Plan 2016-2017 be commended to Council for approval.

Reason for Decision:

To enable the draft plan to go through the appropriate Cabinet and Scrutiny processes in all three Local Authorities and to be signed off by the Management Board before submission to the Youth Justice Board by 31^st September 2016.

Implementation of Decision:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.

Consultation:

There is no requirement under the Constitution for external consultation on this item but each of the locality offices of Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea have asked children, young people, parents ,carers and victims three questions as detailed in the circulated report. These are used to inform the plan which is shared with key partners before management board sign off.