A joint inspection carried out by the Probation Inspectorate (HMIP), alongside HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission, found that Croydon youth offending team (YOT) staff were not assessing the risk young offenders posed to others well enough when supervising them in the community.
The inspection report said that previous convictions and behaviour of young offenders were often either ignored or “not seen as relevant” when staff were working with them, and little attention was given to the victim or sometimes they were not even identified.
Meanwhile, inspectors found that work to reduce reoffending suffered because managers were carrying high caseloads of young people who often had complex needs involving both vulnerability and a risk of harm to others.
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