YOT inspections will be carried out by the Probation Inspectorate along with other inspectorates such as the Social Services Inspectorate and Ofsted.
Mark Boother, HM Inspector of Probation, said: "There are two functions to the pilot: one is to test our methodology; and the other is to inspect the service."
Each inspection will take two weeks. Case files of the service will be inspected in the first week, and stakeholders and partnerships will be inspected in the second week. The process will cover every YOT over six years.
The Probation Inspectorate's annual report, released on 9 July, reveals the importance of a "methodology" in YOT inspections and the involvement of YOT staff in their own or local inspections.
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