The Convention will

• Hear from senior Ministers and key policy makers on the Government’s
  priorities for youth crime

• Examine the organisational structures supporting youth justice in England and Wales and how they can best support young people, parents and staff

• Highlight the latest and most innovative best practice in the youth justice system, from prevention to resettlement

• Hear how local areas are moving from strategy to effective implementation, and building a record of solid achievement on a local basis

• Explore the implications and opportunities of greater collaboration with local authorities and the judiciary to increase public confidence

• Examine and understand how the impact of the £100 million in upstream interventions in the Youth Crime Action Plan will filter into local practice

• Examine the move towards earlier prevention strategies and targeted youth support for at-risk young people, including up-to-date approaches to tackling violent crime

• Discuss how the secure estate is developing tailored services for young people to help reduce re-offending

• Provide the annual opportunity for networking and sharing good practice with all those working to prevent and reduce youth offending

• Assess the effectiveness of alternatives to custody including community sentencing and restorative justice

• Provide a carefully designed series of seminars covering a multitude of the key areas of youth justice and featuring England and Wales’ best examples of new and successful approaches