Youth Justice Legal Centre
Grant: £70,000
January 12, 2018
This is the second year of the establishment of The Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC). A centre of excellence on youth justice legal issues in England and Wales.
YJLC provides:
- Policy and lobbying work to ensure youth justice becomes a legal specialism and to safeguard children’s rights in youth justice;
- A dedicated website (www.yjlc.uk) with comprehensive information, legal resources and best practice guides for lawyers, judges, magistrates, youth offending teams, professionals, children and families;
- A favourable environment to nurture a community of lawyers and other professionals working in youth justice;
- Training on youth justice issues for lawyers and non legal professionals working with children;
- Specialist legal advice line for children, youth offending team, the judiciary and lawyers.
YJLC aims to:
- Improve standards of youth justice legal representation;
- Ensure youth justice is recognised as a specialist area of law.
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| People Working in the Law | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
