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David Lammy promises 25% cut in number of children jailed while they await trial
UK NewsPolitics•May 18, 2026 at 12:01 AMNational

David Lammy promises 25% cut in number of children jailed while they await trial

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Justice secretary’s white paper will overhaul youth justice rules and could end lifelong criminal records for under-18sDavid Lammy has promised to cut the number of children kept in jail while they await trial by a quarter as part of an overhaul of youth justice rules that could also end lifelong criminal records for under-18s.The justice secretary is publishing a white paper on Monday that he says will reduce the number of children ending up in jail – something he admits was his greatest fear growing up in Tottenham in the 1980s. Continue reading...

Justice secretary’s white paper will overhaul youth justice rules and could end lifelong criminal records for under-18s

David Lammy has promised to cut the number of children kept in jail while they await trial by a quarter as part of an overhaul of youth justice rules that could also end lifelong criminal records for under-18s.

The justice secretary is publishing a white paper on Monday that he says will reduce the number of children ending up in jail – something he admits was his greatest fear growing up in Tottenham in the 1980s.

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