Four out of ten young offenders in the community do not have any access to education or training and almost half (47 per cent) do not have access to the internet.
HM Inspectorate of Probation also found that overall education provision is “very poor” for children on youth offending team caseloads during the health crisis.
The findings have emerged in the inspectorate’s investigation into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people’s support, involving 11 probation and seven youth offending team (YOT) services.
“Some families did not have computers or broadband packages, including families where parents/carers had lost their jobs or were on furlough,” said chief inspector of probation Justin Russell.
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