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Walsall and Sandwell youth offending teams found wanting on work to protect the public

8 March 2011 1 min read Neil Puffett Youth Justice Crime prevention Probation, resettlement and rehabilitation Youth Offending Teams

Inspectors have called for substantial improvement in the way members of the public are protected from harm by two youth offending teams in the Midlands.

Walsall and Sandwell were both found to be falling short on work to protect the public.

Staff in Walsall were judged to be carrying out the work satisfactorily 49 per cent of the time and, in Sandwell, 52 per cent of the time. Inspectors in Walsall said that half the risk of serious harm screenings were not accurate with, in one case, previous inappropriate sexual behaviour and phone calls to female members of staff having not been noted.

Inspectors in Walsall found that in more than two-thirds of cases (71 per cent), risk of serious harm assessments did not draw adequately on all appropriate Information.

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