HM Inspectorate of Probation’s latest annual report on youth justice services suggests the quality of support for young offenders continues to improve.
However, there are still areas of concern – not least the number of young people not in education, training or employment.
Of the 33 youth justice services inspected in the year from October 2021 to October 2022, 25 – or 70 per cent – were rated “good” or “outstanding” compared with 58 per cent in 2018/19 (see case study, below).
For the second year running, no services were rated “inadequate”.
Outgoing chief inspector of probation Justin Russell said he was particularly pleased to see an improvement in the quality of work to assess and manage the risk of harm children may pose to others.
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