The YJB collates data from YOTs broken down by disposals. The data for 2006 will be published in the new year in the YJB’s 2006-07 Annual Statistics document.
The information requested on the number of children brought before the juvenile courts, and the outcomes of these hearings are provided in the following table.
Age Proceeded against Found guilty Not guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge 2004 10 259 168 91 18 5 11 934 638 296 36 42 12 2,776 1,925 851 88 132 13 6,876 4,857 2,019 268 384 Total 10,845 7,588 3,257 410 563 2005 10 223 144 79 13 9 11 957 682 275 45 39 12 2,673 1,954 719 102 124 13 6,828 5,074 1,754 213 375 Total 10,681 7,854 2,827 373 547 2006 10 181 117 64 9 4 11 780 556 224 36 29 12 2,557 1,911 646 101 130 13 6,286 4,793 1,493 178 302 Total 9,804 7,377 2,427 324 465 1 These data are provided on the principal offence basis 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.