LATEST NEWS

The AYJ Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025 sets out the Alliance for Youth Justice’s work, impact, and financial review for the year 2025.

Read about how the feedback of our members, Young Advocates alumni, partners and key stakeholders has informed our new strategic approach. This strategy wasn't built in a vacuum; it is the result of deep listening, honest challenge, and a shared commitment to the children and young people we serve.

AYJ welcomes the safeguarding review led by Isabelle Trowler and the Government’s acceptance of all 34 recommendations. Now those commitments must be turned into urgent action: embed specialist safeguarding across the estate, close large YOIs and invest in smaller, community, trauma informed alternatives like Secure Children’s Homes.

AYJ Response: College of Policing consultation on updated Authorised Preofessional Practice guidance on Stop and Search.

AYJ Comment: latest HMIP inspection reports on HMYOI Parc and Feltham show, once again, that youth custody is incapable of guaranteeing children’s rights.

Following recent news coverage regarding the sentencing of children for serious sexual offences, the AYJ has issued a statement addressing the vital balance between public confidence, victim support, and effective youth justice principles.

Read our response to the Government’s youth justice white paper.

AYJ response to the Justice Select Committee inquiry into childrena nd young adults in the secure estate.

The AYJ respond to the tragic death of a child in HMYOI Feltham on 20 April 2026.

The AYJ has responded to a Department for Education consultation on establishing a new Child Protection Authority in England. The response summarises views gathered from AYJ members on strengthening national child protection systems, recognising children in the youth justice system as a priority safeguarding group, and ensuring youth justice data and expertise are included in the authority’s work.

The AYJ has responded to a Crown Prosecution Service consultation on its guidance on “gang” related offences and the use of musical expression as evidence. The response summarises views gathered from AYJ members on the use of the term “gang”, racial disproportionality, and the need for separate guidance on musical expression in evidence.