Labour is accusing the Government of pushing forward with its boot camp pilot in the face of obvious failure

Two participants who fled the programme have been picked up by police officers responding to a carjacking in Hamilton yesterday.

The pair absconded following the funeral of another boot camp participant, who died in a Tirau car accident.

Children's Minister Karen Chhour says Oranga Tamariki can't restrict the teen's movements, now they're in the community phase of the pilot.

Labour's Ginny Andersen says the Government needs to admit it's lost control.

She says instead - officials told the justice select committee on Friday they will keep trying no matter what.