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Probation chief calls for national guidance on out-of-court disposals

3 mins read Youth Justice
The chief inspector of probation has called for national guidance to ensure young people involved in low-level offending are given consistent support.

It follows the latest publication of HM Inspectorate of Probation's annual report of youth offending services which revealed a "significant variation" in the way young people were treated by police and youth offending teams (YOTs) depending on where they lived.

The report, covering inspections of 26 youth offending services over the last 12 months, highlights incidences where young people were either given an out-of-court disposal or charged with an offence and dealt with by a youth court.

Chief inspector of probation Justin Russell said: "Some services were too punitive, while others were too lenient or too inconsistent.

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