A report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation following an inspection of Bradford youth offending team (YOT) said inspectors had raised “serious concerns” about the service’s performance.
The inspectorate rated the YOT as "requires improvement" but said its performance on eight of its 12 quality standards had been judged as "inadequate".
This meant the service had only been “rescued” from an overall inadequate rating by some “better-quality” work with out-of-court disposal cases.
The two-week inspection, which consisted of detailed assessments of 70 cases and interviews with case managers, found the YOT had undergone several changes of leadership, including senior managers and a change to the chair of the management board.
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