9 November 2012
Lord David Ramsbotham, former Chief Inspector of Prisons, has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Courts Bill to further raise awareness of young adult issues. The amendment will be discussed in the House of Lords on Tuesday 13th November.
T2A has supported this amendment, which it hopes will achieve good discussion, drawing on the T2A ‘Pathways from Crime’ report.
The amendment is as follows:
Page 259, line 18, at end insert—
“Part 6A Provision for young adult offenders
28A (1) Contracts made by the Secretary of State with probation trusts shall require each probation trust to make appropriate provision for the delivery of services to young adult offenders.
(2) Provision under sub-paragraph (1) shall include provision for services which provide support and rehabilitation appropriate to the level of maturity of young adult offenders and which increases the likelihood of compliance with community orders.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph “young adult offender” means a person who is aged at least 18 but under 21 when convicted.”
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2012-2013/0049/amend/am049-recc.htm