Data recording requirements for youth justice services in England and Wales
2025/26
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- Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
- Published
175 April 2024- Last updated
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28 March
20232025 — See all updates
Applies to England and Wales
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Data Recording Requirements for youth justice services 2025/26
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This document also contains information on changes from the previous data recording requirements and additional guidance to some existing fields.
For queries or feedback on any aspect of the data recording requirements, please email the Youth Justice Board Statistics and Analysis Team.
Updates to this page
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This document replaces any previous versions and must be used for recording from 1st April 2025 by YJSs of all data to be sent to the YJB. It therefore applies to data returns from the July 2025 submission onwards; the changes from the 2024/25 Data Recording Requirements are detailed in the document itself.
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