Rules and guidance

These documents are the rules and guidance that assist inspectors to make their judgements against our standards. Domain one looks at the organisational delivery (governance and leadership, staff, partnerships and services, information and facilities). The rules and guidance documents for domains two and three, and resettlement, are for our inspectors when assessing cases.

Youth domain one RaG v1.1 (PDF, 1 MB)

Youth domain one RaG v3.1 (PDF, 1 MB) – Effective from June 2022

Youth domain two CARaG v7.3 (PDF, 389 kB)

Youth domain three CARaG v3.4 (PDF, 295 kB)

Youth Offending Resettlement CAG v 1.2 (PDF, 180 kB)

Management oversight (PDF, 207 kB)

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Guidance manual

To assist the services that we inspect we have produced a guidance manual. It provides an overview and details all the stages of an inspection, including what happens before, during and after an inspection. It also details how we report our findings.

Youth Inspection Guidance Manual v5.8 (PDF, 765 kB)

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Selection criteria

Criteria for selecting youth offending services for inspection (PDF, 162 kB)

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Report glossary

Youth inspection glossary of terms (PDF, 240 kB)