Ministry Of Justice
New key performance indicators were designed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in consultation with the YJB, front line services, inspectorates and other government departments.
This data will be used by the YJB to monitor performance of youth justice services (YJSs) and by the MoJ to identify barriers to reducing reoffending.
In recognition of the important role of prevention and diversion activity carried out by YJSs, the MoJ and the YJB have determined that the data collected will include all children with whom the YJS is working, not just those with a conviction.
We aim to publish initial findings from national data on key performance indicators in Spring 2025.
The 10 KPIs are:
| KPI | Description |
|---|---|
| KPI 1 - Accommodation | The percentage of children in the community and being released from custody with suitable accommodation arrangements |
| KPI 2 - Education, training and employment (ETE) | The percentage of children in the community and being released from custody attending a suitable ETE arrangement |
| KPI 3 - Special educational needs or disability (SEND)/Additional Learning Needs (ALN) | The percentage of children who have an identified SEND need (or ALN in Wales), are in suitable ETE and have a formal learning plan in place for the current academic year |
| KPI 4 - Mental healthcare and emotional wellbeing | The percentage of children in the community and being released from custody with a screened, or, identified need for an intervention to improve mental health or emotional wellbeing; and of that the percentage of planned/offered interventions; of that percentage of children attending interventions |
| KPI 5 - Substance misuse | The percentage of children with a screened or identified need for specialist treatment intervention to address substance misuse; and of that the percentage of children with planned or offered intervention/treatment; and of that the percentage number of children attending intervention/treatment |
| KPI 6 Out-of-court disposals | The percentage of out-of-court disposal interventions that are completed/not completed |
| KPI 7 - Management Board attendance | Monitoring senior partner representation at management boards, and monitoring if partners contribute data from their individual services that identify areas of racial and ethnic disproportionality. |
| KPI 8 - Wider services | The percentage children who are currently on either an Early Help (EH) plan; on a child protection (CP) plan or classified as Child in need (CiN) or have looked-after status. For Wales only, children who are classified as Children in Need of Care and Support |
| KPI 9 - Serious violence | The rates of children convicted for a serious violent offence on the YJS caseload. |
| KPI 10 - Victims | The percentage of victims who consent to be contacted by the YJS, and of those, the percentage of victims who are engaged with about restorative justice opportunities, asked their view prior to out-of-court disposal decision-making and planning for statutory court orders, provided information about the progress of the childs case (when requested) and provided with information on appropriate services that support victims (when requested). |
In addition to the 10 new KPIs listed above, YJSs will continue to be required to capture data on the 4 current KPIs (first time entrants, reoffending binary rate and frequency rate, and the number of children in custody) as they provide a helpful overview of how the youth justice system is delivering against its principle statutory aim of preventing offending by children.