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Fifteen months after the implementation of Transforming Rehabilitation, the National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies are now working better together, but some significant problems remain.

26 May 2016 | Archive – adult inspections

Our report on the effectiveness of practice in YOTS, looking at the main themes which desistance research has identified as being important in supporting children and young people’s routes away from offending.

24 May 2016 | Thematics - HMI Probation only

‘…we found a YOS committed to achieving positive outcomes and evidence of sound, solution-focused thinking at senior management level. Practitioners were interested in developing their practice and helping children and young people to achieve their goals.’

18 May 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

‘…we found a competent and committed workforce who knew their children and young people well. Court reports were good and the courts had confidence in the service. Assessment and planning was good and assessments reflected the views of both children and young people and their parents/carers…’

18 May 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

‘…Leicester City YOS is performing satisfactorily in all key areas….we found strengths in the way in which children and young people are engaged and about the support they receive to access education, training and employment.’

12 May 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

‘…Cardiff Youth Offending Service (YOS) was staffed by an experienced and committed staff group and supported by some effective partnership working. We identified scope for improvement, however, in the quality of the work with the children and young people.’

12 May 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

‘…we found the quality of the work at Bracknell Forest YOS to be excellent. Staff were enthusiastic and committed. They worked hard to analyse the needs, vulnerabilities, risk of harm and reoffending of those sentenced by the courts, in order to plan the required work.’

11 May 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

‘…we found that the YOT Management Board, YOT manager and staff were working hard to deliver good quality services to the children and young people…There was good engagement with children…and good assessments of reoffending factors, including recognition of diversity issues…’

11 May 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

‘…we found that Hampshire YOT was performing well in most areas of practice, in particular assessments. Case managers were engaging children and young people and their parents/carers and were using creative interventions to help them.’

11 May 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

‘Partnerships in Central Bedfordshire demonstrate a clear and collective determination to improve services for children and young people and this is evident in their overarching strategic priorities and plans.’

10 May 2016 | Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI)