The study found 52 per cent of performance managers said it took more than 75 days of staff time to complete their quarterly paperwork returns to the Youth Justice Board (YJB).
The poll was conducted by the Wiring Up Youth Justice programme, which has spent the past few months consulting youth justice professionals about how to improve management information systems.
Information and performance managers in YOTs were asked to state the main problems with existing practices and what they thought needed to be considered when developing the new system.
Respondents asked for improvements in reporting on open and closed cases and on the education, training and employment of staff. One complaint was that information from third parties, such as police data, can often be delivered late, meaning that the YJB returns become inaccurate after submission.
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