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Service praised for coping with cuts and riots

Staff at a London youth offending team that had its offices destroyed by fire during last summer's riots have been praised by inspectors for their enthusiasm and attempts to improve practice.

A report by the Probation Inspectorate found that Haringey Youth Offending Service was working in “a demanding environment”, having faced funding cuts and being forced to move offices but was able to deliver reasonable results given the circumstances. 

Safeguarding aspects of the team’s work were deemed to have been done well enough 62 per cent of the time, compared to 68 per cent nationally. 

Work to keep to a minimum each individual’s risk of harm to others was done well enough 57 per cent of the time compared to 63 per cent nationally, and the work to make each individual less likely to reoffend was done well enough 61 per cent of the time compared to 71 per cent nationally. 

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