Joint targeted area inspections were introduced in early 2016 in a bid to boost understanding of the way key partners in an area work together to safeguard vulnerable children and young people.
Rather than focusing on one key player, such as the local authority, they seek to explore the relationships, pathways and information sharing between agencies that are so vital in providing an all-round picture of a young person's true circumstances and in ensuring they do not slip through gaps in the system.
Inspections are undertaken by Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMI Probation). Each includes a "deep dive" element looking at a specific issue. To date, JTAIs have focused on child sexual exploitation (CSE), domestic abuse and, most recently, neglect, with inspections on this theme running from May to December 2017.
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