An inspection of youth offending services in Birmingham

Birmingham Youth Offending Service (YOS) must improve the quality of its work “at pace”, according to inspectors.

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Our new careers page is home to our latest vacancies, as well as a chance to meet our staff and find out what it’s like to work at HM Inspectorate of Probation.

Chief Inspector’s blog

Chief Inspector of Probation Justin Russell shares his thoughts on the upcoming Spending Review, new YOT standards and the Inspectorate’s upcoming inspections.

COVID-19 update (23 September 2020)

In line with government guidance, HM Inspectorate of Probation suspended all face-to-face inspection activity in March 2020. Since then, we have been using video and tele-conferencing technology to conduct all of our inspections remotely.

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HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a response to its consultation on inspection standards and ratings for youth offending services.

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An inspection of youth offending services in North Yorkshire

A North Yorkshire organisation provides good support to children who have offended or who are at risk of offending, according to inspectors.

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