Islington Council’s YJS has been described as “truly child-centred, even consulting children on the redesign of the service’s meeting rooms to ensure the space is as child-friendly as possible”, in a report by HMI Probation.
Inspectors praised an “impressive” range of partnerships and services offered by the YJS which “gives children access to a range of in-house, specialist services”.
“Partnership services to support children at risk of exploitation are well coordinated and provide wraparound support to promote children’s safety. Trained parents with lived experience, known as parent champions, provide peer support to parents and carers,” states the report.
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