Youth reoffending rates in Doncaster are some of the lowest in the country

Doncaster now has some of the lowest youth reoffending rates in the country and less children are entering the criminal justice system.

A report seen by councillors shows that Doncaster has now the ‘11th lowest’ rate of children committing a second offence in England and Wales following a large reduction on the previous year.

The number of children who commit a first offence is also marginally down on the previous recorded year.

Since setting up the Doncaster Youth Justice Partnership- which is made up of the council, children’s services trust, South Yorkshire Police, NHS CCG and the probation service – first time entrants over the last five years have ‘fallen dramatically’.