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 "title": "Children entering the youth justice system for the first time, England and Wales",
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 "summary": "Children aged 10 to 17 cautioned or convicted for the first time in England and Wales each year, from the Youth Justice Board's statistics.",
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  "The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales publishes these as accredited official statistics."
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