Youth Justice Service - Victim Engagement

The Service Provider shall deliver a Victim Engagement Service and support to victims of youth crime perpetrated by children and young people engaged by the Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham's Youth Justice Services (YJS).

The category of victim for the purposes of this Contract, falls within two areas, those recognised as corporate victims (i.e. local businesses, services affected by Youth Crime, and personal victims i.e. individuals and/or families affected by youth crime.

To ensure that all Services meet the requirements for working with victims as stated within the Victims Codes of Practice.

To share information and resources to meet the needs of identified victims of youth offending.

To ensure that victim orientated systems and services are managed in accordance with the Youth Justice Service's (YJS) performance targets as specified within National Standards for Youth Justice Services 2019, Sheffield City Council, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council's Data Management and Information Policies and all relevant statues relating to the storage and persona information.

To provide an advocacy and support service for identified victims of youth crime and ensure that they are offered the opportunity to become involved in interventions where appropriate.

To work in partnership with Youth Justice Service's in Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham to ensure the following minimum Youth Justice Service Targets are achieved.