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Care and Protection Family Group Conferences
The Family Group Conference (FGC) process is central to care and protection and youth justice decision-making. It brings family and key professionals together to combine their thinking about a case and search for the best solutions.
Total and distinct children and young people involved in Care and Protection Family Group Conferences
The table below shows the total number of children and young people involved in a Care and Protection FGC, by FGC type. The table also shows the number of distinct children or young people (ie each child or young person is counted only once in the period) involved in one or more FGCs during the period shown.
|
Type of Family Group Conference |
F2013 |
F2014 |
F2015 |
F2016 |
F2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New |
6,292 | 5,949 | 5,058 | 5,457 | 5,775 |
|
Reviewed |
1,596 | 2,020 | 1,705 | 1,633 | 1,839 |
|
Reconvened |
695 | 803 | 744 | 667 | 513 |
| Total children and young people involved in Care and Protection FGCs1 | 8,583 | 8,772 | 7,507 | 7,757 | 8,127 |
| Distinct children and young people involved in Care and Protection FGCs (counted once in the period) | 6,615 | 6,461 | 5,675 | 5,763 | 6,126 |
1. Some children and young people may have been involved in more than one Family Group Conference in the same period, and more than one child or young person could attend a single Family Group Conference. Thus the number of "distinct" children and young people differs from the “total” number.
Youth Justice Family Group Conferences
When young people offended, Child, Youth and Family wanted them to get back on track as soon as possible and make good decisions in the future. Child, Youth and Family organised a Family Group Conference (FGC) for the young person, their family and the victim of their offending to meet and talk about the impact of their actions. The Youth Justice Family Group Conference developed an appropriate action plan to hold the young person to account for their offending, prevent further offending, and repair the harm caused to victims, family and community.
Total and distinct young people involved in Youth Justice Family Group Conferences
The table below shows the total number of young people involved in a Youth Justice FGC, by FGC type. The table also shows the number of distinct young people (ie each young person is counted only once in the period) involved in one or more FGCs during the period shown.
|
Type of Family Group Conference |
F2013 |
F2014 |
F2015 |
F2016 |
F2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New |
5,353 | 4,744 | 4,535 | 4,530 | 4,403 |
|
Reviewed |
115 | 86 | 123 | 108 | 111 |
|
Reconvened |
791 | 803 | 660 | 648 | 710 |
| Total young people involved in Youth Justice FGCs1 | 6,259 | 5,633 | 5,318 | 5,286 | 5,224 |
| Distinct young people involved in Youth Justice FGCs (counted once in the period) | 3,335 | 2,798 | 2,594 | 2,463 | 2,424 |
Note: Figures in the above table include a small number of child offenders.
1. Some young people may have been involved in more than one Family Group Conference in the same period and more than one young person could attend a single Family Group Conference. Thus the number of “distinct” young people differs from the “total” number.
Download the latest national and local level data
The file below provides further information about children and young people involved in Family Group Conferences (Care and Protection and Youth Justice) in the past five years. In addition to the national level information, where appropriate the information has been provided down to region, operational area, and site or subsite.
