Services in Brighton and Hove and North Tyneside achieved the top rating during inspections by HM Inspectorate of Probation carried out amid the third national Covid-19 lockdown.
Brighton and Hove was praised for the service’s collaborative work with inspectors “highlighting how board members, staff and partners work together to understand the complex issues and challenges facing YOS children”.
In a recently published report, youth justice workers were praised for their wide-ranging skills, knowledge and experience, particularly in developing trusting relationships with children and their families.
The council’s “outstanding” rating was achieved across all 12 inspection standards judged by the inspectorate including organisational delivery, management of children serving court sentences and children serving cautions or community sentences.
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