Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to p55 of the Youth Justice Board Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20, what proportion of Youth Justice Board staff are from a BAME background, by geographical region.

Due to the geographical spread of YJB staff, YJB records only allow them to split staff geographically by ‘London’ and ‘National’. In this context ‘National’ represents YJB staff who are based outside of London. The latest diversity figures have been provided by the YJB below.

72% of YJB staff are London based. Within this:

25% of London based staff are Black or from an ethnic minority group.

63% of London based staff are white

12% of London based staff have chosen not to state their ethnicity

28% of YJB staff are based Nationally. Within this:

0% of National staff are black or from an ethnic minority group.

96% of National based staff are white

4% of National based staff have chosen not to state their ethnicity.