A re-inspection of work in Bournemouth and Poole was labelled "disappointing", Slough was classed "worse than average", Medway "average", and Milton Keynes was classed "creditable".
In Bournemouth and Poole safeguarding aspects of work were found to be done satisfactorily 36 per cent of the time, work to keep to a minimum each individual’s risk of harm was done satisfactorily 36 per cent of the time, and work to make each individual less likely to reoffend was done satisfactorily 45 per cent of the time.
Julie Fox, assistant chief inspector of probation, said: "At the time of the previous inspection, published in 2010, the management board was already aware of the poor performance of the YOT and, while attempts had been made to bolster operational management, a permanent YOT manager was not appointed until August 2010.
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