- Request
-
Please can I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act, relating to the Youth Justice Service:
For each of the following financial years (separately): 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2024/2025
1) Number of under-18’s referred to the Youth Justice Service after a caution or sentence for the following types of offending, broken down by year of age at referral and gender:
a) Violence against the person
b) Sexual offences
c) Offending or behaviour classed as violence against women and girls (if you need this to be defined, please use NPCC definition)
d) Offending or behaviour linked to misogyny
e) Total (i.e. people referred for more than one of these reasons would be counted only once)
2) Number of under-18’s referred to the Youth Justice Service for preventative or diversionary support (i.e. not after caution or sentence) after being linked to the following types of offending or behaviour, broken down by year of age at referral and gender:
a) Violence against the person
b) Sexual offences
c) Offending or behaviour classed as violence against women and girls (if you need this to be defined, please use NPCC definition)
d) Offending or behaviour linked to misogyny
e) Total (i.e. people referred for more than one of these reasons would be counted only once)
If the Youth Justice Service covers more than one local authority area, please supply information for all areas covered.
- Decision
-
1.
a.
Financial Year
Females
Total Female
Males
Total Male
Grand Total
Age at Ref.
Age at Ref.
12
13
14
15
16
17
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
2021-2022
2
2
2
5
2
2
15
1
5
5
14
9
2
36
51
2022-2023
3
3
4
4
5
19
1
5
5
10
12
33
52
2023-2024
2
2
1
1
2
1
9
1
2
10
12
9
9
43
52
2024-2025
2
6
2
3
2
15
1
3
7
3
10
7
1
32
47
Grand Total
4
9
12
12
11
10
58
2
7
27
25
43
37
3
144
202
b.
Financial Year
Male
Male Total
Grand Total
Age at Ref.
13
14
16
17
18
2021-2022
1
4
2
7
7
2022-2023
4
1
5
5
2023-2024
1
2
1
1
5
5
2024-2025
3
4
7
7
Grand Total
1
1
13
7
2
24
24
c. Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is unable to extract this specific level of data from its case recording system.
d. Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is unable to extract this specific level of data from its case recording system.
e.
Financial Year
Male
Male Total
Female
Female Total
Grand Total
Age at Ref.
Age at Ref.
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
12
13
14
15
16
17
2021-2022
1
6
5
17
10
2
41
2
2
2
5
2
2
15
56
2022-2023
1
5
5
14
12
1
38
3
3
4
4
5
19
57
2023-2024
1
3
10
12
11
10
1
48
2
2
1
1
2
1
9
57
2024-2025
1
3
7
3
13
11
1
39
2
6
2
3
2
15
54
Grand Total
2
8
28
25
55
43
5
166
4
9
12
12
11
10
58
224
2.
a. Please see attached for your response.
Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.
b.
Financial Year
Female
Female Total
Male
Male Total
Grand Total
Age at Ref.
Age at Ref.
16
17
14
15
16
17
2021-22
1
1
1
2
2
5
6
2022-23
1
1
4
1
7
7
2023-24
2
3
2
7
7
2024-25
1
1
3
3
4
Grand Total
1
1
2
5
5
9
3
22
24
c. Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is unable to extract this specific level of data from its case recording system.
d. Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is unable to extract this specific level of data from its case recording system.
e. Please see attached for your response.
Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.
- Reference number
- 13082137
- Date request received
- 16 July 2025
- Date of decision
- 12 August 2025