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About us

The Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) is a membership body which:

  • Provides a forum for organisations, primarily in the non-statutory sector, working to promote the welfare of children who become engaged in the youth justice system; and
  • Advocates a child-focused youth justice system that promotes the integration of such children into society and thus serves the best interests of the children themselves and the community at large.

Our current members are:


We also have a small number of associate members: individuals with particular expertise in youth justice who can contribute to our work. 11 Million (the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England) has observer status with SCYJ.

Our work

SCYJ provides a forum for our member organisations to pool our differing expertise and to work together for children in trouble. Our work focuses on legislation and policy affecting the youth justice system and children and young people caught up in it - from policing through to resettlement.

SCYJ responds to Bills and government consultations on youth justice issues through the production of briefings and suggested amendments to Bills. Click here to see our latest briefings.

SCYJ also does proactive policy work, making suggestions for reform of the youth justice system in England and Wales. Click here for our position paper Custody for Children: The Impact, and our recent report on Funding of Custody for Children.

SCYJ engages politicians, government and policy-makers in dialogue and also engages with the media through our press releases.

Officers

SCYJ is an unincorporated membership body governed by its Constitution. We elect a Chair, Deputy Chair, Treasurer and Secretary annually. Our current office holders include:

Lorna Hadley is the current Acting Chair of SCYJ. Contact: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Enver Solomon is the current Acting Deputy Chair of SCYJ.

Pam Hibbert is the current Secretary of SCYJ. She has over 25 years of experience as a practitioner and manager of children's services, particularly those for children in trouble with the law.  She recently retired after ten years as Assistant Director, Policy at Barnardo's, leading on youth justice and children in care policy.  She has authored or co-authored a number of policy and research reports and articles on children in trouble.  Contact: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Adrian Neil is the current Treasurer of SCYJ.