Plaid AM congratulates Swansea Youth Offending Team
12 Mai 2008
Plaid Cymru Assembly Member for South Wales West, Bethan Jenkins, has today (13/05/08) congratulated the work of Swansea Youth Offending team during the question session to the First Minister Rhodri Morgan at the National Assembly for Wales.
Plaid AM Ms Jenkins said at the National Assembly today:
“I’m sure, First Minister, you would like to join me in congratulating the Youth Offending Team in Swansea in their remarkable success in reducing the levels of youth crime in the city. According to figures released last week, youth offending in Swansea has more than halved since 2001, and the Youth Offending Team It was set up with the aim of preventing young people turning to crime or falling into repeat offending, and works with young offenders handed supervision and surveillance orders as an alternative to custody. Would the First Minister agree with me that the successes in Swansea should be replicated across the country and will he facilitate the sharing of best practice?”
Plaid AM Bethan Jenkins AM added:
“I am pleased that the First Minister agreed that other Youth Offending teams should follow Swansea’s lead on this issue. We must look at alternative methods to addressing youth offending in Wales.”
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