Farook felt demoralised and intimidated, but approached his inspection task with an open mind. He found evidence that health and safety regulations were not being observed and pointed out areas of possible improvement.
It ended up in an argument. "I wasn't expecting that," he recalls. "I thought I was having a discussion, but the gentleman started raising his voice at me. If he can take constructive criticism from a professional, surely he can take it from a young person."
The youth worker in question and his colleagues in Leicester will have to get used to young people scrutinising their services, because the new youth inspection system is here to stay. Leicester Youth Services and Connexions Leicestershire formed the project, informally termed Yofsted, last June.
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