The Blaenau Gwent & Caerphilly Youth Offending Service (YOS) works with 8–17 year olds at risk of, or involved in offending behaviour.

Locally, the service brings together staff from a wide range of organisations including the local authority, police, probation, health, and education. By working together, sharing knowledge, skills and experience, the YOS aims to help children make the right life choices and reduce offending by children.

The YOS also works in partnership to address anti-social behaviour. It recognises the adverse impact anti-social behaviour can have on everyone in a community – both adults and children – and the importance of addressing such behaviour.

Integral to the work of the YOS is the encouragement of children to take responsibility for their actions by acknowledging the harm caused to others and offering a means of putting things right.