News & Events

  The Transition to Adulthood (T2A) Alliance will be holding events at all of the party conferences in September and October this year. The events are in the Youth Zone, inside the secure areas at Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative conference. The events are open to all (a conference pass is required to enter the […]

The riots that took place across the UK have given rise to intense scrutiny and reflection on why it happened and how to prevent it happening again. Some of those involved committed violent and dangerous offences against others and local properties, undertaking premeditated burglary and theft. These actions cannot be condoned and deserve proportionate punishment. […]

T2A Alliance member, the Criminal Justice Alliance, has published a new report for T2A on effective sentencing of young adults. In June 2011, the Government published the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, following the publication of a green paper on criminal justice reform, Breaking the Cycle, in December 2010.   While elements […]

The Transition to Adulthood is very sorry to report that Young People in Focus, who have been a key part of the T2A campaign since its inception, has taken the difficult decision to close. Young People in Focus will be a big loss to the sector and it is a great shame that young people are losing such powerful, thoughtful advocates. […]

In response to the criminal justice reforms set out by the government today, Anne Owers, Chair of the Transition to Adulthood Alliance said:   “The T2A Alliance welcomes the Prime Minister’s remarks today that he wants to see more tough community sentences, instead of short prison sentences that are expensive and can be ineffective. We […]