Re:Actions, a joint report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation, found that access to and management of health services for young offenders has improved since the last review in 2009.
One of the most notable changes is that YOT boards now include a health worker and nearly all YOTs have a service level agreement with their respective primary care trusts (PCTs).
Financial contribution to YOTs from PCTs has also increased from 3.4 per cent in 2008 to an average of 5.4 per cent of the overall YOT budget.
However, the report stated that further progress is still required. It found that YOTs are still not planning and integrating offending services with health services enough and the physical health needs of the children and young people they work with are still not always sufficiently assessed.
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