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Courts: Young Offenders

Commons · Question 2335 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 27 May 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which areas his Department plans to pilot Youth Intervention Courts.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 27 May 2026

On 18 May 2026, the Ministry of Justice launched an Expression of Interest process to identify potential sites for our Youth Intervention Court pilot.In Autumn 2026, a Statutory Instrument will be brought forward to grant the youth court in our proposed p...