The survey of youth offending team (YOT) managers, reveals that two amalgamations of YOTs are under consideration.
One involves a group of YOTs in the north west and is planned for October 2012. The other is a group in West Mercia – an area made up of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire.
The YJB said that as the mergers are not yet official, it will not comment on them, but chief executive John Drew said the board is aware of “changes to the structures of a number of YOTs”.
These include increased use of shared services; co-operative working between neighbouring YOTs; more flexible use of staff; reductions in management overheads; and local restructures of YOT operational teams.
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