Parents of young offenders face FINES and COUNSELLING as David Lammy unveils MAJOR justice shake-up

Deputy PM David Lammy today vowed to overhaul the youth justice system to stop young people becoming “trapped in cycles of crime”. The major package of reforms could cut the number of kids in custody by at least a fifth. Eight out of ten prolific offenders committed their first crime as a child, while two-thirds of those released from custody reoffend within a year, according to the Ministry of Justice MoJ). A landmark Youth Justice Paper, which will be unveiled on Monday, will pledge to expand Parenting Orders, which can compel parents or guardians to address their child’s behaviour. The proposals also include plans to launch a pilot of Youth Intervention Courts to bring together judges, youth justice services and specialist support for the first time. Children could also be made to wear electronic tags under plans being considered to strengthen Youth Rehabilitation Orders to ramp up intensive supervision and surveillance. The Mirror Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymirror The Mirror IG: http://instagram.com/dailymirror The Mirror TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymirror The Mirror Twitter: http://twitter.com/DailyMirror The Mirror Homepage: https://www.mirror.co.uk Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.mirror.co.uk/email #TheMirror #uknews #ukpolitics