A report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation, which carried out a routine inspection of Medway YOT in March, found senior managers “drive the direction” of the service demonstrating a commitment to achieve the best outcomes for children.
Inspectors looked at three broad areas of the YOT’s work including the quality of work done with children sentenced by the courts and its out-of-court disposal work.
They highlighted examples of “excellent case management” and practitioners working well to understand the behaviour of children and their aspirations for the future.
However, despite the improvements the inspectorate handed the YOT an overall rating of "requires improvement" singling out “too much” inconsistency in the quality of its practice, particularly in relation to its work with girls and those at risk of exploitation.
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