What is the Youth Offending Service?

Southampton Youth Justice Service provides support and interventions to a range of children, young people and those impacted by crime. We work with children on out of court disposals as well as an array of court orders.

The services we deliver include:

• Preventative work to reduce the number of young people in the criminal justice system
• Professional advice and the preparation of reports for court
• Assessment and supervision of young people
• Support for parents of young people within the service
• Restorative Justice work between young people and those impacted

We are overseen by a management board which:

• Coordinates the provision of youth justice services
• Consists of appropriate representatives who attend and participate in meetings
• Ensures the provision of accurate and timely data returns, for its own use and for the national Youth Justice Board