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Written question asked by Julie Morgan (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 March 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Youth Offending

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth offending.
Answer

We have made excellent progress in the last 12 years. The National Statistics published last week show that the frequency rate of juvenile reoffending has fallen, with a 24.8 per cent. reduction between 2000 and 2008.This is in addition to a 12.2 per cent. fall on the number of young people entering the criminal justice system between 2000-01 and 2008-09.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c181W; 323403
Session
2009-10
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Young offenders
Link
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