Written question asked by Win Griffiths (Labour) on Thursday, 18 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 September 2002. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 19 September 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will meet representatives of the Welsh Assembly Government, local authorities with youth offending teams in England and Wales, and the relevant, police, probation and health service bodies, to develop common criteria for assessing (a) funding needs and (b) the contribution of each partner to the work of the youth offending teams. - (Holding answer 24 July 2002).

Answer: Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will meet representatives of the Welsh Assembly Government, local authorities with youth offending teams in England and Wales, and the relevant, police, probation and health service bodies, to develop common criteria for assessing (a) funding needs and (b) the contribution of each partner to the work of the youth offending teams. [72335] Mr. Hilary Benn: [holding answer 24 July 2002]: The Youth Justice Board issue grants to Youth Offending Teams on the basis of a common funding formula. They first consult Youth Offending Teams (Yots), their statutory partners (including Local Authority Chief Executives) the Home Office and the National Assembly for Wales. But they recognise that the contributions of local statutory partners vary, and plan to put proposals to Ministers on how best to tackle this. There are no plans for such a meeting at present.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 72335; 390 c6W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Health services Finance Local government Police National Assembly for Wales Probation Young offenders
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk