NCJ Number
247520
Date Published
June 2012
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This report from the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales contains the protocol for the placement of children and young people aged 14-17 in breach of a gang injunction.
Abstract
This protocol from the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales was developed to accompany the Statutory Guidance: Injunctions to Prevent Gang-Related Violence in accordance with the Policing and Crime Act 2009. The Act was amended in 2010 to permit gang injunctions to be made against 14-17 year olds and to enable any breach of the injunction to be enforced. A gang injunction has two primary aims: to prevent the respondent from engaging in, or encouraging or assisting, gang-related violence; and/or to protect the respondent from gang-related violence. Breach of such an injunction is considered a civil contempt of court, not a criminal offense, and 14-17 year olds who breach an injunction can be given a suspension order or a detention order. This report provides information on how a placement decision will be made for youth in violation of an injunction; the placement process; transportation arrangements; planning and review; family visits; legal visits/representatives of the local authority; complaints and representations; safeguarding arrangements and responsibilities; and release. Annex