Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alex Cunningham and Sarah Owen

Monday 26th February 2024 Commons Chamber

[Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab)]

8. What steps his Department is taking to identify young people most at risk of being drawn into violent crime.

[Sarah Owen (Luton North) (Lab)]

19. What steps his Department is taking to identify young people most at risk of being drawn into violent crime.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Laura Farris)]

Since 2019, we have invested £160 million in 20 violence reduction units across England and Wales, and a further £55 million has been committed this year. Violence reduction units have reached more than 270,000 young people. They bring together specialists from health, the police, local government and community organisations not just to tackle violent crime, but to identify the young people who are most at risk of being drawn into it and provide evidence-based interventions to support them.