Together, preventing offending and
improving lives.
West Mercia Youth Justice Service (WMYJS) works with young people aged 10 – 17 years old who have got into trouble with the police.
Preventing youth offending across four local authorities.
AboutWest Mercia Youth Justice Service (WMYJS) is a partnership between four local authorities; Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Worcestershire, as well as three Clinical Commissioning Groups; Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Shropshire, and Telford and Wrekin plus the National Probation Service, West Mercia Police, and the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner.
The service is accountable to the WMYJS Management Board, comprised of senior officers from each partner agency. The service is hosted, on behalf of the Local Authorities and the partnership by the Office of the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC).