The Chart Mark quality award is attracting an increasing number of schools. Because schools are quite different to many other public services such as hospitals or prisons, a special guide has been produced to help them apply for a Charter Mark It has been developed by the Service First Unit in the Cabinet Office, but written by a group of former teachers and experienced Charter Mark assessors. 

An Audit Commission survey reveals that over the last year significant improvements have been made to the youth justice system, but much more remains to be done to prevent young people from offending.
The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act introduced a number of new initiatives designed to address offending behaviour and improve the youth justice system.