AYJ Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024
This report sets out the Alliance for Youth Justice’s work, impact and financial review for 2024 — our first year as a registered charity. It reflects a period of transition and growth for the organisation, shaped by our Reimagining Youth Justice strategy and the appointment of a new CEO.
The report outlines:
A period of organisational change, including a new CEO and our transition to charitable status.
Our influencing work with the new government, which was informed by working closely with members to identify our key policy priorities.
Progress on our three core priorities: Keeping Children Safe, Racial Justice, and Custody as a Last Resort, each shaped by the voices of young people and members.
Our work to develop evidence-based solutions — including children transitioning to adulthood while in contact with the justice system — and the amplification of young people’s voices, ensuring their insights shape policy, practice and decision making.
Continued growth and engagement across our diverse membership.
Our financial review and independently examined accounts for the financial year ending 31 December 2024.
Our plans for 2025, the final year of our current strategy.
The briefing draws from an evidence review; workshops bringing together professionals from the youth and adult criminal justice sector, voluntary and community sector, academia and legal representatives; meetings and interviews with practitioners and civil servants; and consultation sessions with 50 children and young adults held in child and adult custodial settings, facilitated by Kinetic Youth Ltd.