Worcestershire and Herefordshire YOT is planning to link up with Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin YOT to create a West Mercia youth offending service, in an attempt to save money in the face of cuts.
Proposals outlined in a report set to go to Worcestershire County Council’s cabinet on Thursday (21 June), involve merging core statutory youth offending services and handing management of the service to the West Mercia Probation Trust.
The report reveals that the new arrangement could be implemented from April 2013, and would be subject to review after 18 months. The review would include exploring the possibility of commissioning out the service to a “third party provider”.
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