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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

The Minister referred to the diversion of young people who might end up in the criminal justice system but are sent down other paths. Can he tell me, either now or in the future—I understand that he may not have the figures to hand—whether the Government have statistics on the demographic characteristics of which children get diverted and which go into the criminal justice system? I am aware that I recited quite a few figures, but they show that there is a greatly increased percentage of

children from certain backgrounds who seem to end up in the criminal justice system, which suggests that diversion is working for some but not for others.

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Reference

817 c416 

Session

2021-22

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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