Luckily for the nation's youth offending teams, Morgan hasn't acquired this expertise by trying out unorthodox management techniques on his staff, but through his regular contact with Amnesty International and the Council of Europe, whom he assists in exposing human rights violations in prisons across the world.
But from April, when he officially takes up the role of chair of the board, youth justice will consume the bulk of Morgan's time, although the human rights work will continue. And, given his background (see panel), he should be well-qualified for the role.
Morgan describes his decision to leave his role as chief inspector of probation at HM Inspectorate of Probation as the result of "push and pull". The push factors were successes such as the creation of youth offending team inspections, adapting to the creation of a national probation service and his input to the Carter Review of correctional services.
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