Summary
The Whole Area Model (WAM) is YEF’s new change programme aimed at strengthening diversion practice. Since launching in July 2025, we have onboarded four police forces and their aligned youth justice services (YJS) who will receive on-the-ground support to shift their practices, processes and policies to be more informed by the evidence-base.
Project Goals
We are looking to commission one or more specialist providers to work alongside our WAM sites to develop specific areas. The objectives for each project are:
- Data: To implement diversion effectively, partnerships should be able to collect and analyse data to monitor performance, evaluate effectiveness and scrutinise.
- Communications: To develop confidence in diversion amongst the judiciary, CPS, victims and the wider public, the scheme’s evidence base and benefits should be articulated in a clear, concise way.
How to Apply
We invite bidders to prepare proposals of no more than 1500 words, excluding references.
In the proposal, we expect bidders to include the following:
- Your expertise in the areas of data and information-sharing, or communications.
- Your experience of working with partnerships to overcome barriers and produce accessible resources.
- Your proposed approach to improving partnership approaches to data, or communications.
Bidders have until 5th December 2025 to prepare their proposals and will be able to submit questions until 28th November 2025.
Please send proposals and / or any questions to change.yef@youthendowmentfund.org.uk