Written Question·Home Office·UIN 15699
Gangs: Young People
Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of gang prevention programmes for young people.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) was established in 2019 with an initial investment of £200 million from the Home Office to build the evidence base on what works to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence including knife crime and ga...
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