Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 114307

Crime Prevention: Young People

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Mr Louie French

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department provided funding to boxing programmes to help prevent crime amongst young people.

Answer

Jake Richards

In the financial year 2022/2023, the Ministry of Justice invested £5 million in sports-related projects across England and Wales, to use sport to enhance positive outcomes for vulnerable young people at-risk of criminality (the ‘Youth Justice Sport Fund’)...

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