A report by a committee of the National Assembly for Wales said that the Welsh Government should seek to obtain a deferral in Wales of those aspects of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill relating to the abolition of police authorities, and the establishment of police commissioners and police crime panels – at least until the effectiveness of their impact in England had been assessed.
Source: The Potential Impact of the UK Government s Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill for Community Safety in Wales, Communities and Culture Committee, National Assembly for Wales
Links: Report
Date: 2011-Feb
A joint inspectorate report in Wales said that youth offending services had improved: but that further work was needed to address inconsistencies.
Source: Joint Review of Youth Offending Services (YOSs), HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales/Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales/Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Links: Report | HMCIETW press release
Date: 2011-Feb
An article examined the extent of differences in youth justice in the United Kingdom, particularly as expressed in the action plans, criminal justice reviews, frameworks for action, delivery plans, and offending strategies that had been published since 1998 in the four administrations of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Source: John Muncie, 'Illusions of difference: comparative youth justice in the devolved United Kingdom', British Journal of Criminology, Volume 51 Number 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Jan
