The local authority’s youth justice plan for 2013/14 reveals that the youth offending team’s work, which has traditionally split into two areas – pre-court and post-court – will be combined into one.
Peer review, which involves trained youth offending team staff assessing other teams, was launched last year as formal youth offending team inspections were scaled back.
A report to Hartlepool Borough Council’s cabinet said the review found that the service has a “strong commitment” to the care and needs of children and young people.
However, weaknesses with the historical organisation of the service into separate pre- and post-court areas of work were identified.
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