YJB, RJC and Victim Support: Widening the use of Restorative Justice in the Youth Justice System

Dates from 9 November through to 8 February 2012 throughout England and Wales (full programme below)

The ‘Breaking the Cycle’ Green Paper placed great emphasis on increasing the  opportunities to use restorative justice approaches in the criminal justice system, whilst encouraging victim participation, in order to achieve positive outcomes.

These events are being run by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in partnership with the Restorative Justice Council (RJC) and Victim Support to emphasise our joint commitment to this aim whilst encouraging a multi-agency approach to embedding restorative justice across the Youth Justice System.

Key aims are to:

· Promote widening the use of restorative justice throughout the system, encourage victim participation and ensure the use of restorative justice adheres to standards set by the Restorative Justice Council

·  Provide an opportunity for delegates to hear about national developments in restorative justice from the YJB, the RJC and Victim Support.

·  Share and consolidate examples of emerging practice in local areas

·  Provide a multi-agency forum and networking opportunity to discuss how restorative justice can be widened in your region

 

Who should attend?

We want to encourage a range of partners to attend these events which we hope will reflect the membership of regional development forums going forward.

Managers and senior staff from:

Youth Offending Teams, police, schools, local authority children’s homes, private children’s homes, Young Offender Institutions, secure training centres, secure children’s homes, Pupil Referral Units.

Please note that there is no charge for this event. However, this excludes travel costs which will need to be covered by the delegate.

Newcastle, North East, 2 February 2012
Leeds, Yorkshire and Humber, 8 February 2012
Cambridge, 14 March 2012

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